Modulators of the integrated stress pathway

ABSTRACT

Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (II), compositions, and methods there of useful for modulating the integrated stress response (ISR) and for treating related diseases, disorders and conditions.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a national stage filing under 35 U.S.C. § 371 ofPCT/US2018/058963, filed Nov. 2, 2018, which claims the benefit of, andpriority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62/580,776, filed Nov.2, 2017 and U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 62/643,071, filed Mar.14, 2018, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein byreference in their entireties.

BACKGROUND

In metazoa, diverse stress signals converge at a single phosphorylationevent at serine 51 of a common effector, the translation initiationfactor eIF2α. This step is carried out by four eIF2α kinases inmammalian cells: PERK, which responds to an accumulation of unfoldedproteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), GCN2 to amino acidstarvation and UV light, PKR to viral infection and metabolic stress,and HRI to heme deficiency. This collection of signaling pathways hasbeen termed the “integrated stress response” (ISR), as they converge onthe same molecular event. eIF2α phosphorylation results in anattenuation of translation with consequences that allow cells to copewith the varied stresses (Wek, R. C. et al, Biochem Soc Trans (2006)34(Pt 1):7-11).

eIF2 (which is comprised of three subunits, α, β and γ) binds GTP andthe initiator Met-tRNA to form the ternary complex(eIF2-GTP-Met-tRNA_(i)), which, in turn, associates with the 40Sribosomal subunit scanning the 5′UTR of mRNAs to select the initiatingAUG codon. Upon phosphorylation of its α-subunit, eIF2 becomes acompetitive inhibitor of its GTP-exchange factor (GEF), eIF2B(Hinnebusch, A. G. and Lorsch, J. R. Cold Spring Harbor Perspect Biol(2012) 4(10)). The tight and nonproductive binding of phosphorylatedeIF2 to eIF2B prevents loading of the eIF2 complex with GTP, thusblocking ternary complex formation and reducing translation initiation(Krishnamoorthy, T. et al, Mol Cell Biol (2001) 21(15):5018-5030).Because eIF2B is less abundant than eIF2, phosphorylation of only asmall fraction of the total eIF2 has a dramatic impact on eIF2B activityin cells.

eIF2B is a complex molecular machine, composed of five differentsubunits, eIF2B1 through eIF2B5. eIF2B5 catalyzes the GDP/GTP exchangereaction and, together with a partially homologous subunit eIF2B3,constitutes the “catalytic core” (Williams, D. D. et al, J Biol Chem(2001) 276:24697-24703). The three remaining subunits (eIF2B1, eIF2B2,and eIF2B4) are also highly homologous to one another and form a“regulatory sub-complex” that provides binding sites for eIF2B'ssubstrate eIF2 (Dev, K. et al, Mol Cell Biol (2010) 30:5218-5233). Theexchange of GDP with GTP in eIF2 is catalyzed by its dedicated guaninenucleotide exchange factor (GEF) eIF2B. eIF2B exists as a decamer(B1₂B2₂ B3₂ B4₂ B5₂) or dimer of two pentamers in cells (Gordiyenko, Y.et al, Nat Commun (2014) 5:3902; Wortham, N. C. et al, FASEB J(2014)28:2225-2237). Molecules such as ISRIB interact with and stabilize theeIF2B dimer conformation, thereby enhancing intrinsic GEF activity andmaking cells less sensitive to the cellular effects of phosphorylationof eIF2α (Sidrauski, C. et al, eLife (2015) e07314; Sekine, Y. et al,Science (2015) 348:1027-1030). As such, small molecule therapeutics thatcan modulate eIF2B activity may have the potential to attenuate the PERKbranch of the UPR and the overall ISR, and therefore may be used in theprevention and/or treatment of various diseases, such as aneurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, cancer, an inflammatorydisease, a musculoskeletal disease, or a metabolic disease.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to compounds,compositions, and methods for the modulation of eIF2B (e.g., activationof eIF2B) and the attenuation of the ISR signaling pathway. In someembodiments, disclosed herein is an eIF2B modulator (e.g., an eIF2Bactivator) comprising a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide,or stereoisomer thereof. In other embodiments, disclosed herein aremethods of using a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide,or stereoisomer thereof for the treatment of a disease or disorder,e.g., a neurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, cancer, aninflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, a metabolic disease, ora disease or disorder associated with impaired function of eIF2B orcomponents in the ISR pathway (e.g., eIF2 pathway).

For example, disclosed herein is a compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

D is a bridged bicyclic cycloalkyl, bridged bicyclic heterocyclyl,cubanyl, cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl wherein eachbridged bicyclic cycloalkyl, bridged bicyclic heterocyclyl, cubanyl,cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl is optionally substitutedon one or more available carbons with 1-4 R^(X); and wherein if thebridged bicyclic heterocyclyl contains a substitutable nitrogen moiety,the substitutable nitrogen may optionally be substituted with R^(N1);

L¹ is a bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, or —O—,wherein C₁-C₆ alkylene or 2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionallysubstituted with 1-5 R^(L1);

L² is C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, a bond, —NR^(N2)—,—O—, or —S(O)_(w)— (wherein w is 0, 1 or 2); wherein C₁-C₆ alkylene or2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(L2);

R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl;

W is a 3-7-membered saturated, or partially unsaturated, monocyclicnitrogen-containing heterocyclyl; wherein the 3-7-membered saturated orpartially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclyl is optionally substitutedon one or more available carbons with 1-5 R^(W); and wherein if the3-7-membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclylcontains a substitutable nitrogen moiety, the substitutable nitrogen maybe optionally substituted by R^(N3); and wherein W is attached to Dthrough an available nitrogen atom or carbon atom within W;

A and Z are each independently phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl,wherein each phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substitutedon one or more available carbons with 1-5 R^(Y); and wherein if the5-6-membered heteroaryl contains a substitutable nitrogen moiety, thesubstitutable nitrogen may be optionally substituted by R^(N4);

each R^(L1) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl,cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C),—NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D),—SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(L2) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N1) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N2) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N3) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N4) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(W) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(X) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(Y) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkoxy, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D), —S(O)₂R^(D), and G¹; or

2 R^(Y) groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which theyare attached form a 3-7-membered fused cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fusedheterocyclyl, fused aryl, or 5-6 membered fused heteroaryl each of whichis optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(X);

each G¹ is independently 3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-memberedheterocyclyl, aryl, or 5-6-membered heteroaryl, wherein each3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered heterocyclyl, aryl, or5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);

each R^(Z) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(A) is, at each occurrence, independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), or —C(O)OR^(D);

each of R^(B) and R^(C) is independently hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or

R^(B) and R^(C) together with the atom to which they are attached form a3-7-membered heterocyclyl ring optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);

each R^(D) is independently C₁-C₆ alkyl or halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl;

each R^(E) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl;

each R^(F) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or halo; and

m is 1 when R^(F) is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, 3 when R^(F) is C₁-C₆alkyl, or 5 when R^(F) is halo.

In some embodiments, D is a bridged bicyclic cycloalkyl, a bridgedbicyclic heterocyclyl, a cyclohexyl, a cyclobutyl, or atetrahydropyranyl each optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X).

In some embodiments, D is a bridged bicyclic 5-8 membered cycloalkyl, abridged bicyclic 5-8 membered heterocyclyl, a cyclohexyl, a cyclobutyl,or a tetrahydropyranyl, each optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X).

In some embodiments, D is bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane,bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane, bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, bicyclo[3.2.1]octane,2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl,each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X) groups.

In some embodiments, D is

In some embodiments, D is

In some embodiments, D is substituted with 0 R^(X).

In some embodiments, D is

In some embodiments, D is substituted with 1 or 2 R^(X).

In some embodiments, D is

In some embodiments, wherein each R^(X) is independently selected fromthe group consisting of oxo, —OR^(A), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), halo, andhydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl.

In some embodiments, L¹ is 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionallysubstituted by 1-5 R^(L1); and L² is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionallysubstituted by 1-5 R^(L2), 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionallysubstituted by 1-5 R^(L2), a bond, —NR^(N2)— or —O—.

In some embodiments, L¹ is 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionallysubstituted by 0 R^(L1); and L² is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substitutedby 0 R^(L2), 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionally substituted by 0R^(L2), a bond, —NR^(N2)— or —O—.

In some embodiments, L¹ is a bond, CH₂O—*, CH₂CH₂O—*OCH₂—* or CH₂OCH₂—*;and L² is selected from a bond, CH₂O—*, —OCH₂—*, —CH₂—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, or—O—, wherein “—*” indicates the attachment point to A or Z,respectively.

In some embodiments, R¹ is hydrogen or CH₃.

In some embodiments, each of A and Z is independently phenyl or5-6-membered heteroaryl; wherein each phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroarylis optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(Y), and each R^(Y) isindependently C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkoxy, halo,cyano, —OR^(A), or G¹.

In some embodiments, each of A and Z is independently phenyl, pyridyl,isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, thiazolyl, or pyrazolyl, each of which isoptionally substituted with 1-5 R^(Y) groups.

In some embodiments, each of A and Z is independently selected from thegroup consisting of:

In some embodiments, A is phenyl or pyridyl, each of which is optionallysubstituted with 1-2 R^(Y) groups.

In some embodiments, A is selected from the group consisting of:

In some embodiments, Z is phenyl, pyridyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl,pyrazinyl or pyrazolyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-3R^(Y) groups.

In some embodiments, Z is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N4) is hydrogen or CH₃.

In some embodiments, each R^(Y) is independently hydrogen, chloro,fluoro, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN.

In some embodiments, W is a pyrrolidinone, imidazolidinone,dihydroimidazolidinone, oxazolidinone, oxazolidinedione, oxazolone,dihydropyrrolone, piperazine, piperazinone, oxazinanone, ordihydrooxazole moiety, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4R^(W) groups.

In some embodiments, W is a pyrrolidin-2-one, imidazolidin-2-one,oxazolidin-2-one, oxazol-2-one, 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-one, piperazine,piperazinone, 1,3-oxazinan-2-one, 4,5-dihydrooxazole,1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazol-2-one, oxazolidine-2,4-dione, moiety, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(W) groups, and each R^(W) isindependently C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, oxo, cyano, or—OR^(A).

In some embodiments, wherein W is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N3) is hydrogen or CH₃.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-a):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

D is bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanyl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octanyl, cyclohexyl,cyclobutyl or tetrahydropyranyl, each of which is optionally substitutedwith 1-4 R^(X) groups;

L¹ is CH₂O—* or CH₂OCH₂—*, wherein “—*” indicates the attachment pointto A;

L² is selected from a bond, CH₂O—*, —OCH₂—*, —CH₂—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, or—O—, wherein “—*” indicates the attachment point to Z;

W is a pyrrolidinone, imidazolidinone, dihydroimidazolidinone,oxazolidinone, oxazolidinedione, oxazolone, dihydropyrrolone,piperazine, piperazinone, oxazinanone, or dihydrooxazole moiety, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(W) groups. and wherein theimidazolidinone may be optionally substituted on an available nitrogenwith hydrogen or CH₃;

A is phenyl or pyridyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-5R^(Y) groups;

Z is phenyl, pyridyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl or pyrazolyl,each of which is optionally substituted on one or more available carbonswith 1-5 R^(Y) groups; and wherein pyrazolyl may be optionallysubstituted on an available nitrogen with hydrogen or CH₃;

each R^(W) is independently fluoro, chloro, oxo, OH, OCH₃, CHF₂, OCF₃,CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, or CH(CH₃)₂;

each R^(X) is independently fluoro, oxo, OH, OCH₃, C(O)OH, or C(O)OCH₃;

each R^(Y) is independently chloro, fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂,OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN; or

2 R^(Y) groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which theyare attached form a furanyl, pyrrolyl, or dioxolanyl ring, each of whichis optionally substituted with 1-2 R^(X); and

R¹ is hydrogen.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-b):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein each of A, W, Z, L¹, and L² isdefined as for Formula (I).

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-c):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-d):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-e-1), Formula (I-e-2), Formula (I-e-3), Formula (I-e-4),Formula (I-e-5), Formula (I-e-6), Formula (I-e-7), Formula (I-e-8),Formula (I-e-9), Formula (I-e-10), Formula (I-e-11), Formula (I-e-12),Formula (I-e-13), Formula (I-e-14), or Formula (I-e-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-f):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-g):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-h):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-i-1), Formula (I-i-2), Formula (I-i-3), Formula (I-i-4),Formula (I-i-5), Formula (I-i-6), Formula (I-i-7), Formula (I-i-8),Formula (I-i-9), Formula (I-i-10), Formula (I-i-11), Formula (I-i-12),Formula (I-i-13), Formula (I-i-14), or Formula (I-i-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-j):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-k):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-1):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-m-1), Formula (I-m-2), Formula (I-m-3), Formula (I-m-4),Formula (I-m-5), Formula (I-m-6), Formula (I-m-7), Formula (I-m-8),Formula (I-m-9), Formula (I-m-10), Formula (I-m-11), Formula (I-m-12),Formula (I-m-13), Formula (I-m-14), or Formula (I-m-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

Also disclosed herein a compound of Formula (II):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

D is bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, cyclohexyl,cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl each of which is optionally substitutedwith 1-4 R^(X) groups;

L¹ is a bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, or —O—,wherein C₁-C₆ alkylene or 2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionallysubstituted with 1-5 R^(L1);

R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl;

A is phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl, wherein phenyl or 5-6-memberedheteroaryl is optionally substituted on one or more available carbonswith 1-5 R^(Y); and wherein if the 5-6-membered heteroaryl contains asubstitutable nitrogen moiety, the substitutable nitrogen may beoptionally substituted by R^(N4);

T⁵ is nitrogen or C(R^(T));

T⁶ is nitrogen or C(R^(T));

T⁷ is nitrogen or C(R^(T));

T⁸ is nitrogen or C(R^(T));

wherein no more than two of T⁵, T⁶, T⁷, and T⁸ may be nitrogen;

V² is selected from the group consisting of *—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—O—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—NR^(N4)—^(#),—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—NR^(N4)—^(#), *—C(O)—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(O)—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#), *—C(O)—NR^(N4)—^(#),*—C(O)—^(#), and *—C(O)—O—^(#), wherein “*—” and “—^(#)” indicate theattachment points of V² as indicated in Formula (II);

U² is selected from the group consisting of a bond, *—C(O)—⁺, and*—C(R^(U21)R^(U22))—⁺, wherein “*—” and “—⁺” indicate the attachmentpoints of U² as indicated in Formula (II); wherein if V² is*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#), U² is not a bond;

R^(U21) and R^(U22) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆ alkyl, —OH, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C),—C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), C₂-C₆ alkyl-C(O)OH, and C₂-C₆alkyl-C(O)OR^(D);

R^(V21) and R^(V22) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆ alkyl, —OH, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C),—C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, and —C(O)OR^(D); and

R^(V23) and R^(V24) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(L1) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl,cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C),—NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D),—SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N4) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(T) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkoxy, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); or

2 R^(T) groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which theyare attached, form a 3-7-membered fused cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fusedheterocyclyl, fused aryl, or 5-6 membered fused heteroaryl, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(X);

each R^(X) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(Y) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkoxy, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D), —S(O)₂R^(D), and G¹; or

2 R^(Y) groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which theyare attached form a 3-7-membered fused cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fusedheterocyclyl, fused aryl, or 5-6 membered fused heteroaryl, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(X);

each G¹ is independently 3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-memberedheterocyclyl, aryl, or 5-6-membered heteroaryl, wherein each3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered heterocyclyl, aryl, or5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);

each R^(Z) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(A) is, at each occurrence, independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), or —C(O)OR^(D);

each of R^(B) and R^(C) is independently hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or

R^(B) and R^(C) together with the atom to which they are attached form a3-7-membered heterocyclyl ring optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);

each R^(D) is independently C₁-C₆ alkyl or halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl;

each R^(E) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl;

each R^(F) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or halo; and

m is 1 when R^(F) is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, 3 when R^(F) is C₁-C₆alkyl, or 5 when R^(F) is halo.

In some embodiments, the compound is represented by:

In some embodiments, V² is selected from the group consisting of*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#), *—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(O)C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#), and*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#); wherein“*—” and “—^(#)” indicate the attachment points of V² as indicated inFormula (II).

In some embodiments, each of R^(V21) and R^(V22) is independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —OH, and C₁-C₃ alkyl.

In some embodiments, each of R^(V21) and R^(V22) is hydrogen or —OH.

In some embodiments, each of R^(V23) and R^(V24) is independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, C₁-C₃ alkyl,cyano, —OR^(A), and —NR^(B)R^(C).

In some embodiments, each of R^(V23) and R^(V24) is hydrogen.

In some embodiments, U² is selected from the group consisting of a bond,*—C(O)—⁺, *—CH₂—⁺, and *—CH(CH₂CO₂H)—⁺, wherein “*—” and “—⁺” indicatethe attachment points of U² as indicated in Formula (II); and V² isselected from the group consisting of *—CH₂—^(#), *—CH₂—CH₂—^(#),*—C(O)—CH₂—^(#), *—C(O)—NH—^(#), *—CH₂—NH—^(#), and *—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—^(#);wherein “*—” and “—¹⁹⁰” indicate the attachment points of V² asindicated in Formula (II).

In some embodiments, the moiety

is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N4) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl, and hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl.

In some embodiments, D is selected from the group consisting of

In some embodiments, each R^(X) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of oxo, —OH, —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), halo, and hydroxy-C₁-C₆alkyl.

In some embodiments, L¹ is CH₂O—* or CH₂OCH₂—*; wherein “—*” indicatesthe attachment point to A.

In some embodiments, R¹ is hydrogen or CH₃.

In some embodiments, A is selected from the group consisting of:

In some embodiments, each R^(Y) is independently hydrogen, chloro,fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CHF₂, OCF₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN.

In some embodiments, each R^(T) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CHF₂, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃,CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCHF₂, OCF₃, OCH₂CF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, and CN.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (II) is a compound ofFormula (II-a):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

R¹ is hydrogen or CH₃;

each R^(Y) is independently hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃,CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN; and

each R^(T) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CHF₂, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCHF₂,OCF₃, OCH₂CF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, and CN.

In some embodiments, a compound disclosed herein or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is formulated as a pharmaceutically acceptablecomposition comprising a disclosed and a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier.

In some embodiments, a compound disclosed herein is selected from acompound set forth in Table 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof.

In another aspect, the present invention features a method of treating aneurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, cancer, an inflammatorydisease, a musculoskeletal disease, a metabolic disease, a mitochondrialdisease, or a disease or disorder associated with impaired function ofeIF2B or components in the ISR pathway (e.g., eIF2 pathway) in asubject, wherein the method comprises administering a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof, or acomposition thereof, to a subject.

In some embodiments, the method comprises the treatment of aneurodegenerative disease. In some embodiments, the neurodegenerativedisease comprises vanishing white matter disease, childhood ataxia withCNS hypo-myelination, a leukodystrophy, a leukoencephalopathy,hypomyelinating or demyelinating disease, an intellectual disabilitysyndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration,adrenoleukodystrophy, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, cerebraladrenoleukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Krabbe disease,leukodystrophy due to mutation in DARS2 gene (sometimes known aslukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement andlactate elevation (LBSL), DARS2-related spectrum disorders, Alzheimer'sdisease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease,frontotemporal dementia, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease,Huntington's disease, dementia (e.g., HIV-associated dementia or Lewybody dementia), kuru, Parkinson's disease, progressive nuclear palsy, atauopathy, or a prion disease. In some embodiments, theneurodegenerative disease comprises vanishing white matter disease. Insome embodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises a psychiatricdisease such as agoraphobia, Alzheimer's disease, anorexia nervosa,amnesia, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, body dysmorphic disorder,bulimia nervosa, claustrophobia, depression, delusions, Diogenessyndrome, dyspraxia, insomnia, Munchausen's syndrome, narcolepsy,narcissistic personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder,psychosis, phobic disorder, schizophrenia, seasonal affective disorder,schizoid personality disorder, sleepwalking, social phobia, substanceabuse, tardive dyskinesia, Tourette syndrome, or trichotillomania. Insome embodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises a disease ordisorder with symptoms of cognitive impairment or cognitive decline suchas Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease,schizophrenia, autism, frontotemporal dementia, dementia (e.g.,HIV-associated dementia or Lewy body dementia), age related dementia,chronic traumatic encephalopathy, HIV-induced neurocognitive impairment,a HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder, a hypoxic injury (e.g.,premature brain injury, chronic perinatal hypoxia), traumatic braininjury, stroke, or postoperative cognitive dysfunction. In someembodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises an intellectualdisability syndrome. In some embodiments, the neurodegenerative diseasecomprises mild cognitive impairment.

In some embodiments, the method comprises the treatment of cancer. Insome embodiments, the cancer comprises pancreatic cancer, breast cancer,multiple myeloma, or a cancer of the secretory cells. In someembodiments, the method comprises the treatment of cancer in combinationwith a chemotherapeutic agent for the enhancement of memory (e.g., longterm memory).

In some embodiments, the method comprises the treatment of aninflammatory disease. In some embodiments, the inflammatory diseasecomprises postoperative cognitive dysfunction, traumatic brain injury,arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or juvenileidiopathic arthritis), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), myastheniagravis, diabetes (e.g., juvenile onset diabetes or diabetes mellitustype 1), Guillain-Barre syndrome, Hashimoto's encephalitis, Hashimoto'sthyroiditis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, Sjogren's syndrome,vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, auto-immune thyroiditis, Behcet'sdisease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, bullous pemphigoid,sarcoidosis, ichthyosis, Graves' ophthalmopathy, inflammatory boweldisease, Addison's disease, vitiligo, asthma (e.g., allergic asthma),acne vulgaris, celiac disease, chronic prostatitis, pelvic inflammatorydisease, reperfusion injury, sarcoidosis, transplant rejection,interstitial cystitis, or atopic dermatitis.

In some embodiments, the method comprises the treatment of amusculoskeletal disease. In some embodiments, the musculoskeletaldisease comprises muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Freidrich'sataxia, a muscle wasting disorder (e.g., muscle atrophy, sarcopenia,cachexia), inclusion body myopathy, progressive muscular atrophy, motorneuron disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, epicondylitis, tendinitis, backpain, muscle pain, muscle soreness, repetitive strain disorders, orparalysis.

In some embodiments, the method comprises the treatment of a metabolicdisease. In some embodiments, the metabolic disease comprisesnon-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD), liver fibrosis, obesity, heart disease, atherosclerosis,arthritis, cystinosis, phenylketonuria, proliferative retinopathy, orKearns-Sayre disease.

In some embodiments, the method comprises the treatment of amitochondrial disease. In some embodiments, the mitochondrial disease isassociated with, or is a result of, or is caused by mitochondrialdysfunction, one or more mitochondrial protein mutations, or one or moremitochondrial DNA mutations. In some embodiments, the mitochondrialdisease is a mitochondrial myopathy. In some embodiments, themitochondrial disease, e.g., the mitochondrial myopathy, is selectedfrom the group consisting of Barth syndrome, chronic progressiveexternal ophthalmoplegia (cPEO), Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), Leighsyndrome (e.g., MILS, or maternally inherited Leigh syndrome),mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes (MDDS, e.g., Alpers syndrome),mitochondrial encephalomyopathy (e.g., mitochondrial encephalomyopathy,lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS)), mitochondrialneurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE), myoclonus epilepsy withragged red fibers (MERRF), neuropathy, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa(NARP), Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), and Pearsonsyndrome.

In another aspect, the present invention features a method of treating adisease or disorder related to modulation (e.g., a decrease) in eIF2Bactivity or level, modulation (e.g., a decrease) of eIF2α activity orlevel, modulation (e.g., an increase) in eIF2α phosphorylation,modulation (e.g., an increase) of phosphorylated eIF2α pathway activity,or modulation (e.g., an increase) of ISR activity in a subject, whereinthe method comprises administering a compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof, or a composition thereof, to a subject.In some embodiments, the disease may be caused by a mutation to a geneor protein sequence related to a member of the eIF2 pathway (e.g., theeIF2α signaling pathway or ISR pathway).

In another aspect, the present invention features a method of treating aleukodystrophy such as vanishing white matter disease (VWMD) orchildhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination. In someembodiments, the leukodystrophy is characterized by an amino acidmutation (e.g., an amino acid deletion, amino acid addition, or aminoacid substitution) in a tRNA synthetase. In some embodiments,administration of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) enhanceseIF2B activity in a subject with a leukodystrophy, such as vanishingwhite matter disease (VWMD) or childhood ataxia with central nervoussystem hypomyelination.

In another aspect, the present invention features a method of treating adisease or disorder related to an amino acid mutation (e.g., an aminoacid deletion, amino acid addition, or amino acid substitution) in agene or gene product (e.g., RNA or protein) that modulates (e.g.,reduces) protein synthesis. In some embodiments, administration of acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) enhances residual GEF activityof a mutant GEF complex in a subject.

In another aspect, the present invention features a composition for usein treating a neurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, cancer, aninflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, a metabolic disease, ora mitochondrial disease in a subject, wherein the composition comprisesa compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof.

In some embodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises vanishingwhite matter disease, childhood ataxia with CNS hypo-myelination, aleukodystrophy, a leukoencephalopathy, hypomyelinating or demyelinatingdisease, an intellectual disability syndrome, progressive supranuclearpalsy, corticobasal degeneration, adrenoleukodystrophy, X-linkedadrenoleukodystrophy, cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy,Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Krabbe disease, leukodystrophy due tomutation in DARS2 gene (sometimes known as lukoencephalopathy withbrainstem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation (LBSL),DARS2-related spectrum disorders, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophiclateral sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, frontotemporal dementia,Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, Huntington's disease, dementia(e.g., HIV-associated dementia or Lewy body dementia), kuru, Parkinson'sdisease, progressive nuclear palsy, a tauopathy, or a prion disease. Insome embodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises vanishingwhite matter disease. In some embodiments, the neurodegenerative diseasecomprises a psychiatric disease such as agoraphobia, Alzheimer'sdisease, anorexia nervosa, amnesia, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder,body dysmorphic disorder, bulimia nervosa, claustrophobia, depression,delusions, Diogenes syndrome, dyspraxia, insomnia, Munchausen'ssyndrome, narcolepsy, narcissistic personality disorder,obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, phobic disorder,schizophrenia, seasonal affective disorder, schizoid personalitydisorder, sleepwalking, social phobia, substance abuse, tardivedyskinesia, Tourette syndrome, or trichotillomania. In some embodiments,the neurodegenerative disease comprises a disease or disorder withsymptoms of cognitive impairment or cognitive decline such asAlzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease,schizophrenia, autism, frontotemporal dementia, dementia (e.g.,HIV-associated dementia or Lewy body dementia), age related dementia,chronic traumatic encephalopathy, HIV-induced neurocognitive impairment,a HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder, a hypoxic injury (e.g.,premature brain injury, chronic perinatal hypoxia), traumatic braininjury, stroke, or postoperative cognitive dysfunction. In someembodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises an intellectualdisability syndrome. In some embodiments, the neurodegenerative diseasecomprises mild cognitive impairment.

In some embodiments, the cancer comprises pancreatic cancer, breastcancer, multiple myeloma, or a cancer of the secretory cells. In someembodiments, the method comprises the treatment of cancer in combinationwith a chemotherapeutic agent for the enhancement of memory (e.g., longterm memory).

In some embodiments, the inflammatory disease comprises postoperativecognitive dysfunction, traumatic brain injury, arthritis (e.g.,rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or juvenile idiopathicarthritis), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), myasthenia gravis,diabetes (e.g., juvenile onset diabetes or diabetes mellitus type 1),Guillain-Barre syndrome, Hashimoto's encephalitis, Hashimoto'sthyroiditis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, Sjogren's syndrome,vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, auto-immune thyroiditis, Behcet'sdisease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, bullous pemphigoid,sarcoidosis, ichthyosis, Graves' ophthalmopathy, inflammatory boweldisease, Addison's disease, vitiligo, asthma (e.g., allergic asthma),acne vulgaris, celiac disease, chronic prostatitis, pelvic inflammatorydisease, reperfusion injury, sarcoidosis, transplant rejection,interstitial cystitis, or atopic dermatitis.

In some embodiments, the musculoskeletal disease comprises musculardystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Freidrich's ataxia, a muscle wastingdisorder (e.g., muscle atrophy, sarcopenia, cachexia), inclusion bodymyopathy, progressive muscular atrophy, motor neuron disease, carpaltunnel syndrome, epicondylitis, tendinitis, back pain, muscle pain,muscle soreness, repetitive strain disorders, or paralysis.

In some embodiments, the metabolic disease comprises non-alcoholicsteatohepatitis (NASH), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), liverfibrosis, obesity, heart disease, atherosclerosis, arthritis,cystinosis, phenylketonuria, proliferative retinopathy, or Kearns-Sayredisease.

In some embodiments, the mitochondrial disease is associated with, or isa result of, or is caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, one or moremitochondrial protein mutations, or one or more mitochondrial DNAmutations. In some embodiments, the mitochondrial disease is amitochondrial myopathy. In some embodiments, the mitochondrial disease,e.g., the mitochondrial myopathy, is selected from the group consistingof Barth syndrome, chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (cPEO),Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), Leigh syndrome (e.g., MILS, or maternallyinherited Leigh syndrome), mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes (MDDS,e.g., Alpers syndrome), mitochondrial encephalomyopathy (e.g.,mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-likeepisodes (MELAS)), mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy(MNGIE), myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers (MERRF), neuropathy,ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa (NARP), Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy(LHON), and Pearson syndrome.

In another aspect, the present invention features a composition for usein treating a disease or disorder related to modulation (e.g., adecrease) in eIF2B activity or level, modulation (e.g., a decrease) ofeIF2α activity or level, modulation (e.g., an increase) in eIF2αphosphorylation, modulation (e.g., an increase) of phosphorylated eIF2αpathway activity, or modulation (e.g., an increase) of ISR activity in asubject, wherein the composition comprises a compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof. In some embodiments, thedisease may be caused by a mutation to a gene or protein sequencerelated to a member of the eIF2 pathway (e.g., the eIF2α signalingpathway or ISR pathway).

In another aspect, the present invention features a composition for usein treating a leukodystrophy such as vanishing white matter disease(VWMD) or childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination.In some embodiments, the leukodystrophy is characterized by an aminoacid mutation (e.g., an amino acid deletion, amino acid addition, oramino acid substitution) in a tRNA synthetase. In some embodiments, thecomposition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II)enhances eIF2B activity in a subject with a leukodystrophy, such asvanishing white matter disease (VWMD) or childhood ataxia with centralnervous system hypomyelination.

In another aspect, the present invention features a composition for usein treating a disease or disorder related to an amino acid mutation(e.g., an amino acid deletion, amino acid addition, or amino acidsubstitution) in a gene or gene product (e.g., RNA or protein) thatmodulates (e.g., reduces) protein synthesis. In some embodiments, thecomposition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II)enhances residual GEF activity of a mutant GEF complex in a subject.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention features compounds, compositions, and methodscomprising a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide orstereoisomer thereof for use, e.g., in the modulation (e.g., activation)of eIF2B and the attenuation of the ISR signaling pathway.

Definitions Chemical Definitions

Definitions of specific functional groups and chemical terms aredescribed in more detail below. The chemical elements are identified inaccordance with the Periodic Table of the Elements, CAS version,Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 75^(th) Ed., inside cover, andspecific functional groups are generally defined as described therein.Additionally, general principles of organic chemistry, as well asspecific functional moieties and reactivity, are described in ThomasSorrell, Organic Chemistry, University Science Books, Sausalito, 1999;Smith and March, March's Advanced Organic Chemistry, 5^(th) Edition,John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2001; Larock, Comprehensive OrganicTransformations, VCH Publishers, Inc., New York, 1989; and Carruthers,Some Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis, 3^(rd) Edition, CambridgeUniversity Press, Cambridge, 1987.

The abbreviations used herein have their conventional meaning within thechemical and biological arts. The chemical structures and formulae setforth herein are constructed according to the standard rules of chemicalvalency known in the chemical arts.

Compounds described herein can comprise one or more asymmetric centers,and thus can exist in various isomeric forms, e.g., enantiomers and/ordiastereomers. For example, the compounds described herein can be in theform of an individual enantiomer, diastereomer or geometric isomer, orcan be in the form of a mixture of stereoisomers, including racemicmixtures and mixtures enriched in one or more stereoisomer. Isomers canbe isolated from mixtures by methods known to those skilled in the art,including chiral high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and theformation and crystallization of chiral salts; or preferred isomers canbe prepared by asymmetric syntheses. See, for example, Jacques et al.,Enantiomers, Racemates and Resolutions (Wiley Interscience, New York,1981); Wilen et al., Tetrahedron 33:2725 (1977); Eliel, Stereochemistryof Carbon Compounds (McGraw-Hill, N Y, 1962); and Wilen, Tables ofResolving Agents and Optical Resolutions p. 268 (E.L. Eliel, Ed., Univ.of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, Ind. 1972). The invention additionallyencompasses compounds described herein as individual isomerssubstantially free of other isomers, and alternatively, as mixtures ofvarious isomers.

As used herein a pure enantiomeric compound is substantially free fromother enantiomers or stereoisomers of the compound (i.e., inenantiomeric excess). In other words, an “S” form of the compound issubstantially free from the “R” form of the compound and is, thus, inenantiomeric excess of the “R” form. The term “enantiomerically pure” or“pure enantiomer” denotes that the compound comprises more than 75% byweight, more than 80% by weight, more than 85% by weight, more than 90%by weight, more than 91% by weight, more than 92% by weight, more than93% by weight, more than 94% by weight, more than 95% by weight, morethan 96% by weight, more than 97% by weight, more than 98% by weight,more than 99% by weight, more than 99.5% by weight, or more than 99.9%by weight, of the enantiomer. In certain embodiments, the weights arebased upon total weight of all enantiomers or stereoisomers of thecompound.

In the compositions provided herein, an enantiomerically pure compoundcan be present with other active or inactive ingredients. For example, apharmaceutical composition comprising enantiomerically pure R-compoundcan comprise, for example, about 90% excipient and about 10%enantiomerically pure R-compound. In certain embodiments, theenantiomerically pure R-compound in such compositions can, for example,comprise, at least about 95% by weight R-compound and at most about 5%by weight S-compound, by total weight of the compound. For example, apharmaceutical composition comprising enantiomerically pure S-compoundcan comprise, for example, about 90% excipient and about 10%enantiomerically pure S-compound. In certain embodiments, theenantiomerically pure S-compound in such compositions can, for example,comprise, at least about 95% by weight S-compound and at most about 5%by weight R-compound, by total weight of the compound. In certainembodiments, the active ingredient can be formulated with little or noexcipient or carrier.

Compound described herein may also comprise one or more isotopicsubstitutions. For example, H may be in any isotopic form, including ¹H,²H (D or deuterium), and ³H (T or tritium); C may be in any isotopicform, including ²C, ³C, and ⁴C; O may be in any isotopic form, including¹⁶O and ¹⁸O; and the like.

The articles “a” and “an” may be used herein to refer to one or to morethan one (i.e. at least one) of the grammatical objects of the article.By way of example “an analogue” means one analogue or more than oneanalogue.

When a range of values is listed, it is intended to encompass each valueand sub-range within the range. For example “C₁-C₆ alkyl” is intended toencompass, C₁, C₂, C₃, C₄, C₅, C₆, C₁—C₆, C₁-C₅, C₁-C₄, C₁-C₃, C₁-C₂,C₂-C₆, C₂-C₅, C₂-C₄, C₂-C₃, C₃-C₆, C₃-C₅, C₃-C₄, C₄-C₆, C₄-C₅, and C₅-C₆alkyl.

The following terms are intended to have the meanings presentedtherewith below and are useful in understanding the description andintended scope of the present invention.

“Alkyl” refers to a radical of a straight-chain or branched saturatedhydrocarbon group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms (“C₁-C₂₀ alkyl”). Insome embodiments, an alkyl group has 1 to 12 carbon atoms (“C₁-C₁₂alkyl”). In some embodiments, an alkyl group has 1 to 8 carbon atoms(“C₁-C₈ alkyl”). In some embodiments, an alkyl group has 1 to 6 carbonatoms (“C₁-C₆ alkyl”). In some embodiments, an alkyl group has 1 to 5carbon atoms (“C₁-C₅ alkyl”). In some embodiments, an alkyl group has 1to 4 carbon atoms (“C₁-C₄ alkyl”). In some embodiments, an alkyl grouphas 1 to 3 carbon atoms (“C₁-C₃ alkyl”). In some embodiments, an alkylgroup has 1 to 2 carbon atoms (“C₁-C₂ alkyl”). In some embodiments, analkyl group has 1 carbon atom (“C₁ alkyl”). In some embodiments, analkyl group has 2 to 6 carbon atoms (“C₂-C₆ alkyl”). Examples of C₁-C₆alkyl groups include methyl (C₁), ethyl (C₂), n-propyl (C₃), isopropyl(C₃), n-butyl (C₄), tert-butyl (C₄), sec-butyl (C₄), iso-butyl (C₄),n-pentyl (C₅), 3-pentanyl (C₅), amyl (C₅), neopentyl (C₅),3-methyl-2-butanyl (C₅), tertiary amyl (C₅), and n-hexyl (C₆).Additional examples of alkyl groups include n-heptyl (C₇), n-octyl (C₈)and the like. Each instance of an alkyl group may be independentlyoptionally substituted, i.e., unsubstituted (an “unsubstituted alkyl”)or substituted (a “substituted alkyl”) with one or more substituents;e.g., for instance from 1 to 5 substituents, 1 to 3 substituents, or 1substituent. In certain embodiments, the alkyl group is unsubstitutedC₁₋₁₀ alkyl (e.g., —CH₃).

In certain embodiments, the alkyl group is substituted C₁₋₆ alkyl.Common alkyl abbreviations include Me (—CH₃), Et (—CH₂CH₃), iPr(—CH(CH₃)₂), nPr (—CH₂CH₂CH₃), n-Bu (—CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), or i-Bu(—CH₂CH(CH₃)₂).

The term “alkylene,” by itself or as part of another substituent, means,unless otherwise stated, a divalent radical derived from an alkyl, asexemplified, but not limited by, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂—. Typically, an alkyl (oralkylene) group will have from 1 to 24 carbon atoms, with those groupshaving 10 or fewer carbon atoms being preferred in the presentinvention. The term “alkenylene,” by itself or as part of anothersubstituent, means, unless otherwise stated, a divalent radical derivedfrom an alkene. An alkylene group may be described as, e.g., aC₁-C₆-membered alkylene, wherein the term “membered” refers to thenon-hydrogen atoms within the moiety.

“Alkenyl” refers to a radical of a straight-chain or branchedhydrocarbon group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, one or morecarbon-carbon double bonds, and no triple bonds (“C₂-C₂₀ alkenyl”). Insome embodiments, an alkenyl group has 2 to 10 carbon atoms (“C₂-C₁₀alkenyl”). In some embodiments, an alkenyl group has 2 to 8 carbon atoms(“C₂-C₈ alkenyl”). In some embodiments, an alkenyl group has 2 to 6carbon atoms (“C₂-C₆ alkenyl”). In some embodiments, an alkenyl grouphas 2 to 5 carbon atoms (“C₂-C₅ alkenyl”). In some embodiments, analkenyl group has 2 to 4 carbon atoms (“C₂-C₄ alkenyl”). In someembodiments, an alkenyl group has 2 to 3 carbon atoms (“C₂-C₃ alkenyl”).In some embodiments, an alkenyl group has 2 carbon atoms (“C₂ alkenyl”).The one or more carbon-carbon double bonds can be internal (such as in2-butenyl) or terminal (such as in 1-butenyl). Examples of C₂-C₄ alkenylgroups include ethenyl (C₂), 1-propenyl (C₃), 2-propenyl (C₃), 1-butenyl(C₄), 2-butenyl (C₄), butadienyl (C₄), and the like. Examples of C₂-C₆alkenyl groups include the aforementioned C₂₋₄ alkenyl groups as well aspentenyl (C₅), pentadienyl (C₅), hexenyl (C₆), and the like. Additionalexamples of alkenyl include heptenyl (C₇), octenyl (C₈), octatrienyl(C₈), and the like. Each instance of an alkenyl group may beindependently optionally substituted, i.e., unsubstituted (an“unsubstituted alkenyl”) or substituted (a “substituted alkenyl”) withone or more substituents e.g., for instance from 1 to 5 substituents, 1to 3 substituents, or 1 substituent. In certain embodiments, the alkenylgroup is unsubstituted C₂₋₁₀ alkenyl. In certain embodiments, thealkenyl group is substituted C₂₋₆ alkenyl.

“Aryl” refers to a radical of a monocyclic or polycyclic (e.g., bicyclicor tricyclic) 4n+2 aromatic ring system (e.g., having 6, 10, or 14 πelectrons shared in a cyclic array) having 6-14 ring carbon atoms andzero heteroatoms provided in the aromatic ring system (“C₆-C₁₄ aryl”).In some embodiments, an aryl group has six ring carbon atoms (“C₆ aryl”;e.g., phenyl). In some embodiments, an aryl group has ten ring carbonatoms (“C₁₀ aryl”; e.g., naphthyl such as 1-naphthyl and 2-naphthyl). Insome embodiments, an aryl group has fourteen ring carbon atoms (“C₄aryl”; e.g., anthracyl). An aryl group may be described as, e.g., aC₆-C₁₀-membered aryl, wherein the term “membered” refers to thenon-hydrogen ring atoms within the moiety. Aryl groups include, but arenot limited to, phenyl, naphthyl, indenyl, and tetrahydronaphthyl. Eachinstance of an aryl group may be independently optionally substituted,i.e., unsubstituted (an “unsubstituted aryl”) or substituted (a“substituted aryl”) with one or more substituents. In certainembodiments, the aryl group is unsubstituted C₆-C₁₄ aryl. In certainembodiments, the aryl group is substituted C₆-C₁₄ aryl.

In certain embodiments, an aryl group is substituted with one or more ofgroups selected from halo, C₁-C₈ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₈ alkyl, haloxy-C₁-C₈alkyl, cyano, hydroxy, alkoxy C₁-C₈ alkyl, and amino.

Examples of representative substituted aryls include the following

wherein one of R⁵⁶ and R⁵⁷ may be hydrogen and at least one of R⁵⁶ andR⁵⁷ is each independently selected from C₁-C₈ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₈ alkyl,4-10 membered heterocyclyl, alkanoyl, alkoxy-C₁-C₈ alkyl, heteroaryloxy,alkylamino, arylamino, heteroarylamino, NR⁵⁸COR⁵⁹, NR⁵⁸SOR⁵⁹NR⁵⁸SO₂R⁵⁹,—C(O)Oalkyl, C(O)Oaryl, CONR⁵⁸R⁵⁹, CONR⁵⁸R⁵⁹, NR⁵⁸R⁵⁹, SO₂NR⁵⁸R⁵⁹,S-alkyl, S(O)-alkyl, S(O)₂-alkyl, S-aryl, S(O)-aryl, S(O₂)-aryl; or R⁵⁶and R⁵⁷ may be joined to form a cyclic ring (saturated or unsaturated)from 5 to 8 atoms, optionally containing one or more heteroatomsselected from the group N, O, or S.

Other representative aryl groups having a fused heterocyclyl groupinclude the following:

wherein each W′ is selected from C(R⁶⁶)₂, NR⁶⁶, O, and S; and each Y′ isselected from carbonyl, NR⁶⁶, O and S; and R⁶⁶ is independentlyhydrogen, C₁-C₈ alkyl, C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl, 4-10 membered heterocyclyl,C₆-C₁₀ aryl, and 5-10 membered heteroaryl.

An “arylene” and a “heteroarylene,” alone or as part of anothersubstituent, mean a divalent radical derived from an aryl andheteroaryl, respectively. Non-limiting examples of heteroaryl groupsinclude pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, thiophenyl, thienyl, furanyl, indolyl,benzoxadiazolyl, benzodioxolyl, benzodioxanyl, thianaphthanyl,pyrrolopyridinyl, indazolyl, quinolinyl, quinoxalinyl, pyridopyrazinyl,quinazolinonyl, benzoisoxazolyl, imidazopyridinyl, benzofuranyl,benzothienyl, benzothiophenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, pyrrolyl,pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazinyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl,furylthienyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, benzothiazolyl, purinyl,benzimidazolyl, isoquinolyl, thiadiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, pyrrolyl,diazolyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, isothiazolyl,pyrazolopyrimidinyl, pyrrolopyrimidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzoxazolyl,or quinolyl. The examples above may be substituted or unsubstituted anddivalent radicals of each heteroaryl example above are non-limitingexamples of heteroarylene.

“Halo” or “halogen,” independently or as part of another substituent,mean, unless otherwise stated, a fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine(Br), or iodine (I) atom. The term “halide” by itself or as part ofanother substituent, refers to a fluoride, chloride, bromide, or iodideatom. In certain embodiments, the halo group is either fluorine orchlorine.

Additionally, terms such as “haloalkyl” are meant to includemonohaloalkyl and polyhaloalkyl. For example, the term “halo-C₁-C₆alkyl” includes, but is not limited to, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 4-chlorobutyl, 3-bromopropyl, andthe like.

The term “heteroalkyl,” by itself or in combination with another term,means, unless otherwise stated, a non-cyclic stable straight or branchedchain, or combinations thereof, including at least one carbon atom andat least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of O, N, P,Si, and S, and wherein the nitrogen and sulfur atoms may optionally beoxidized, and the nitrogen heteroatom may optionally be quaternized. Theheteroatom(s) O, N, P, S, and Si may be placed at any interior positionof the heteroalkyl group or at the position at which the alkyl group isattached to the remainder of the molecule. Exemplary heteroalkyl groupsinclude, but are not limited to:—CH₂—CH₂—O—CH₃, —CH₂—CH₂—NH—CH₃,—CH₂—CH₂—N(CH₃)—CH₃, —CH₂—S—CH₂—CH₃, —CH₂—CH₂, —S(O)₂, —S(O)—CH₃,—S(O)₂—CH₃, —CH₂—CH₂—S(O)₂—CH₃, —CH═CH—O—CH₃, —Si(CH₃)₃, —CH₂—CH═N—OCH₃,—CH═CH—N(CH₃)—CH₃, —O—CH₃, and —O—CH₂—CH₃. Up to two or threeheteroatoms may be consecutive, such as, for example, —CH₂—NH—OCH₃ and—CH₂—O—Si(CH₃)₃. Where “heteroalkyl” is recited, followed by recitationsof specific heteroalkyl groups, such as —CH₂O, —NR^(B)R^(C), or thelike, it will be understood that the terms heteroalkyl and —CH₂O or—NR^(B)R^(C) are not redundant or mutually exclusive. Rather, thespecific heteroalkyl groups are recited to add clarity. Thus, the term“heteroalkyl” should not be interpreted herein as excluding specificheteroalkyl groups, such as —CH₂O, —NR^(B)R^(C), or the like.

Similarly, the term “heteroalkylene,” by itself or as part of anothersubstituent, means, unless otherwise stated, a divalent radical derivedfrom heteroalkyl, as exemplified, but not limited by, —CH₂O— and—CH₂CH₂O—. A heteroalkylene group may be described as, e.g., a2-7-membered heteroalkylene, wherein the term “membered” refers to thenon-hydrogen atoms within the moiety.

For heteroalkylene groups, heteroatoms can also occupy either or both ofthe chain termini (e.g., alkyleneoxy, alkylenedioxy, alkyleneamino,alkylenediamino, and the like). Still further, for alkylene andheteroalkylene linking groups, no orientation of the linking group isimplied by the direction in which the formula of the linking group iswritten. For example, the formula —C(O)₂R′— may represent both —C(O)₂R′—and —R′C(O)₂—.

“Heteroaryl” refers to a radical of a 5-10 membered monocyclic orbicyclic 4n+2 aromatic ring system (e.g., having 6 or 10 π electronsshared in a cyclic array) having ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ringheteroatoms provided in the aromatic ring system, wherein eachheteroatom is independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur(“5-10 membered heteroaryl”). In heteroaryl groups that contain one ormore nitrogen atoms, the point of attachment can be a carbon or nitrogenatom, as valency permits. Heteroaryl bicyclic ring systems can includeone or more heteroatoms in one or both rings. “Heteroaryl” also includesring systems wherein the heteroaryl ring, as defined above, is fusedwith one or more aryl groups wherein the point of attachment is eitheron the aryl or heteroaryl ring, and in such instances, the number ofring members designates the number of ring members in the fused(aryl/heteroaryl) ring system. Bicyclic heteroaryl groups wherein onering does not contain a heteroatom (e.g., indolyl, quinolinyl,carbazolyl, and the like) the point of attachment can be on either ring,i.e., either the ring bearing a heteroatom (e.g., 2-indolyl) or the ringthat does not contain a heteroatom (e.g., 5-indolyl). A heteroaryl groupmay be described as, e.g., a 6-10-membered heteroaryl, wherein the term“membered” refers to the non-hydrogen ring atoms within the moiety.

In some embodiments, a heteroaryl group is a 5-10 membered aromatic ringsystem having ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ring heteroatoms provided in thearomatic ring system, wherein each heteroatom is independently selectedfrom nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur (“5-10 membered heteroaryl”). In someembodiments, a heteroaryl group is a 5-8 membered aromatic ring systemhaving ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ring heteroatoms provided in thearomatic ring system, wherein each heteroatom is independently selectedfrom nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur (“5-8 membered heteroaryl”). In someembodiments, a heteroaryl group is a 5-6 membered aromatic ring systemhaving ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ring heteroatoms provided in thearomatic ring system, wherein each heteroatom is independently selectedfrom nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur (“5-6 membered heteroaryl”). In someembodiments, the 5-6 membered heteroaryl has 1-3 ring heteroatomsselected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. In some embodiments, the 5-6membered heteroaryl has 1-2 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen,oxygen, and sulfur. In some embodiments, the 5-6 membered heteroaryl has1 ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Eachinstance of a heteroaryl group may be independently optionallysubstituted, i.e., unsubstituted (an “unsubstituted heteroaryl”) orsubstituted (a “substituted heteroaryl”) with one or more substituents.In certain embodiments, the heteroaryl group is unsubstituted 5-14membered heteroaryl. In certain embodiments, the heteroaryl group issubstituted 5-14 membered heteroaryl.

Exemplary 5-membered heteroaryl groups containing one heteroatominclude, without limitation, pyrrolyl, furanyl and thiophenyl. Exemplary5-membered heteroaryl groups containing two heteroatoms include, withoutlimitation, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, andisothiazolyl. Exemplary 5-membered heteroaryl groups containing threeheteroatoms include, without limitation, triazolyl, oxadiazolyl, andthiadiazolyl. Exemplary 5-membered heteroaryl groups containing fourheteroatoms include, without limitation, tetrazolyl. Exemplary6-membered heteroaryl groups containing one heteroatom include, withoutlimitation, pyridinyl. Exemplary 6-membered heteroaryl groups containingtwo heteroatoms include, without limitation, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl,and pyrazinyl. Exemplary 6-membered heteroaryl groups containing threeor four heteroatoms include, without limitation, triazinyl andtetrazinyl, respectively. Exemplary 7-membered heteroaryl groupscontaining one heteroatom include, without limitation, azepinyl,oxepinyl, and thiepinyl. Exemplary 5,6-bicyclic heteroaryl groupsinclude, without limitation, indolyl, isoindolyl, indazolyl,benzotriazolyl, benzothiophenyl, isobenzothiophenyl, benzofuranyl,benzoisofuranyl, benzimidazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzisoxazolyl,benzoxadiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzisothiazolyl, benzthiadiazolyl,indolizinyl, and purinyl. Exemplary 6,6-bicyclic heteroaryl groupsinclude, without limitation, naphthyridinyl, pteridinyl, quinolinyl,isoquinolinyl, cinnolinyl, quinoxalinyl, phthalazinyl, and quinazolinyl.

Examples of representative heteroaryls include the following formulae:

wherein each Y is selected from carbonyl, N, NR⁶⁵, O, and S; and R⁶⁵ isindependently hydrogen, C₁-C₈ alkyl, C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl, 4-10 memberedheterocyclyl, C₆-C₁₀ aryl, and 5-10 membered heteroaryl.

“Cycloalkyl” refers to a radical of a non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbongroup having from 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms (“C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl”) andzero heteroatoms in the non-aromatic ring system. In some embodiments, acycloalkyl group has 3 to 8 ring carbon atoms (“C₃-C₈cycloalkyl”). Insome embodiments, a cycloalkyl group has 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms(“C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl”). In some embodiments, a cycloalkyl group has 3 to 6ring carbon atoms (“C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl”). In some embodiments, acycloalkyl group has 5 to 10 ring carbon atoms (“C₅-C₁₀ cycloalkyl”). Acycloalkyl group may be described as, e.g., a C₄-C₇-membered cycloalkyl,wherein the term “membered” refers to the non-hydrogen ring atoms withinthe moiety. Exemplary C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl groups include, withoutlimitation, cyclopropyl (C₃), cyclopropenyl (C₃), cyclobutyl (C₄),cyclobutenyl (C₄), cyclopentyl (C₅), cyclopentenyl (C₅), cyclohexyl(C₆), cyclohexenyl (C₆), cyclohexadienyl (C₆), and the like. ExemplaryC₃-C₈ cycloalkyl groups include, without limitation, the aforementionedC₃-C₆ cycloalkyl groups as well as cycloheptyl (C₇), cycloheptenyl (C₇),cycloheptadienyl (C₇), cycloheptatrienyl (C₇), cyclooctyl (C₈),cyclooctenyl (C₈), cubanyl (C₈), bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanyl (C₅),bicyclo[2.2.2]octanyl (C₈), bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanyl (C₆),bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanyl (C₇), and the like. Exemplary C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkylgroups include, without limitation, the aforementioned C₃-C₈ cycloalkylgroups as well as cyclononyl (C₉), cyclononenyl (C₉), cyclodecyl (C₁₀),cyclodecenyl (C₁₀), octahydro-1H-indenyl (C₉), decahydronaphthalenyl(C₁₀), spiro[4.5]decanyl (C₁₀), and the like. As the foregoing examplesillustrate, in certain embodiments, the cycloalkyl group is eithermonocyclic (“monocyclic cycloalkyl”) or contain a fused, bridged orspiro ring system such as a bicyclic system (“bicyclic cycloalkyl”) andcan be saturated or can be partially unsaturated. “Cycloalkyl” alsoincludes ring systems wherein the cycloalkyl ring, as defined above, isfused with one or more aryl groups wherein the point of attachment is onthe cycloalkyl ring, and in such instances, the number of carbonscontinue to designate the number of carbons in the cycloalkyl ringsystem. Each instance of a cycloalkyl group may be independentlyoptionally substituted, i.e., unsubstituted (an “unsubstitutedcycloalkyl”) or substituted (a “substituted cycloalkyl”) with one ormore substituents. In certain embodiments, the cycloalkyl group isunsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl. In certain embodiments, the cycloalkylgroup is a substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl.

In some embodiments, “cycloalkyl” is a monocyclic, saturated cycloalkylgroup having from 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms (“C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl”). Insome embodiments, a cycloalkyl group has 3 to 8 ring carbon atoms(“C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl”). In some embodiments, a cycloalkyl group has 3 to 6ring carbon atoms (“C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl”). In some embodiments, acycloalkyl group has 5 to 6 ring carbon atoms (“C₅-C₆ cycloalkyl”). Insome embodiments, a cycloalkyl group has 5 to 10 ring carbon atoms(“C₅-C₁₀ cycloalkyl”). Examples of C5-C6 cycloalkyl groups includecyclopentyl (C₈) and cyclohexyl (C₅). Examples of C₃-C₆ cycloalkylgroups include the aforementioned C₅-C₆ cycloalkyl groups as well ascyclopropyl (C₃) and cyclobutyl (C₄). Examples of C₃-C₈ cycloalkylgroups include the aforementioned C₃-C₆ cycloalkyl groups as well ascycloheptyl (C₇) and cyclooctyl (C₈). Unless otherwise specified, eachinstance of a cycloalkyl group is independently unsubstituted (an“unsubstituted cycloalkyl”) or substituted (a “substituted cycloalkyl”)with one or more substituents. In certain embodiments, the cycloalkylgroup is unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl. In certain embodiments, thecycloalkyl group is substituted C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl.

“Heterocyclyl” or “heterocyclic” refers to a radical of a 3- to10-membered non-aromatic ring system having ring carbon atoms and 1 to 4ring heteroatoms, wherein each heteroatom is independently selected fromnitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, boron, phosphorus, and silicon (“3-10 memberedheterocyclyl”). In heterocyclyl groups that contain one or more nitrogenatoms, the point of attachment can be a carbon or nitrogen atom, asvalency permits. A heterocyclyl group can either be monocyclic(“monocyclic heterocyclyl”) or a fused, bridged or spiro ring systemsuch as a bicyclic system (“bicyclic heterocyclyl”), and can besaturated or can be partially unsaturated. Heterocyclyl bicyclic ringsystems can include one or more heteroatoms in one or both rings.“Heterocyclyl” also includes ring systems wherein the heterocyclyl ring,as defined above, is fused with one or more cycloalkyl groups whereinthe point of attachment is either on the cycloalkyl or heterocyclylring, or ring systems wherein the heterocyclyl ring, as defined above,is fused with one or more aryl or heteroaryl groups, wherein the pointof attachment is on the heterocyclyl ring, and in such instances, thenumber of ring members continue to designate the number of ring membersin the heterocyclyl ring system. A heterocyclyl group may be describedas, e.g., a 3-7-membered heterocyclyl, wherein the term “membered”refers to the non-hydrogen ring atoms, i.e., carbon, nitrogen, oxygen,sulfur, boron, phosphorus, and silicon, within the moiety. Each instanceof heterocyclyl may be independently optionally substituted, i.e.,unsubstituted (an “unsubstituted heterocyclyl”) or substituted (a“substituted heterocyclyl”) with one or more substituents. In certainembodiments, the heterocyclyl group is unsubstituted 3-10 memberedheterocyclyl. In certain embodiments, the heterocyclyl group issubstituted 3-10 membered heterocyclyl.

In some embodiments, a heterocyclyl group is a 5-10 memberednon-aromatic ring system having ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ringheteroatoms, wherein each heteroatom is independently selected fromnitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, boron, phosphorus, and silicon (“5-10 memberedheterocyclyl”). In some embodiments, a heterocyclyl group is a 5-8membered non-aromatic ring system having ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ringheteroatoms, wherein each heteroatom is independently selected fromnitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur (“5-8 membered heterocyclyl”). In someembodiments, a heterocyclyl group is a 5-6 membered non-aromatic ringsystem having ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ring heteroatoms, wherein eachheteroatom is independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur(“5-6 membered heterocyclyl”). In some embodiments, the 5-6 memberedheterocyclyl has 1-3 ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen,and sulfur. In some embodiments, the 5-6 membered heterocyclyl has 1-2ring heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. In someembodiments, the 5-6 membered heterocyclyl has one ring heteroatomselected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Exemplary 3-membered heterocyclyl groups containing one heteroatominclude, without limitation, azirdinyl, oxiranyl, thiorenyl. Exemplary4-membered heterocyclyl groups containing one heteroatom include,without limitation, azetidinyl, oxetanyl and thietanyl. Exemplary5-membered heterocyclyl groups containing one heteroatom include,without limitation, tetrahydrofuranyl, dihydrofuranyl,tetrahydrothiophenyl, dihydrothiophenyl, pyrrolidinyl, dihydropyrrolyland pyrrolyl-2,5-dione. Exemplary 5-membered heterocyclyl groupscontaining two heteroatoms include, without limitation, dioxolanyl,oxasulfuranyl, disulfuranyl, and oxazolidin-2-one. Exemplary 5-memberedheterocyclyl groups containing three heteroatoms include, withoutlimitation, triazolinyl, oxadiazolinyl, and thiadiazolinyl. Exemplary6-membered heterocyclyl groups containing one heteroatom include,without limitation, piperidinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, dihydropyridinyl,and thianyl. Exemplary 6-membered heterocyclyl groups containing twoheteroatoms include, without limitation, piperazinyl, morpholinyl,dithianyl, dioxanyl. Exemplary 6-membered heterocyclyl groups containingtwo heteroatoms include, without limitation, triazinanyl. Exemplary7-membered heterocyclyl groups containing one heteroatom include,without limitation, azepanyl, oxepanyl and thiepanyl. Exemplary8-membered heterocyclyl groups containing one heteroatom include,without limitation, azocanyl, oxecanyl and thiocanyl. Exemplary5-membered heterocyclyl groups fused to a C6 aryl ring (also referred toherein as a 5,6-bicyclic heterocyclic ring) include, without limitation,indolinyl, isoindolinyl, dihydrobenzofuranyl, dihydrobenzothienyl,benzoxazolinonyl, and the like. Exemplary 6-membered heterocyclyl groupsfused to an aryl ring (also referred to herein as a 6,6-bicyclicheterocyclic ring) include, without limitation, tetrahydroquinolinyl,tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, and the like.

Particular examples of heterocyclyl groups are shown in the followingillustrative examples:

wherein each W″ is selected from CR⁶⁷, C(R⁶⁷)₂, NR⁶⁷, O, and S; and eachY″ is selected from NR⁶⁷, O, and S; and R⁶⁷ is independently hydrogen,C₁-C₈ alkyl, C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl, 4-10 membered heterocyclyl, C₆-C₁₀ aryl,and 5-10-membered heteroaryl. These heterocyclyl rings may be optionallysubstituted with one or more groups selected from the group consistingof acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl,alkoxycarbonylamino, amino, substituted amino, aminocarbonyl (e.g.,amido), aminocarbonylamino, aminosulfonyl, sulfonylamino, aryl, aryloxy,azido, carboxyl, cyano, cycloalkyl, halogen, hydroxy, keto, nitro,thiol, —S-alkyl, —S-aryl, —S(O)-alkyl, —S(O)-aryl, —S(O)₂-alkyl, and—S(O)₂-aryl. Substituting groups include carbonyl or thiocarbonyl whichprovide, for example, lactam and urea derivatives.

“Nitrogen-containing heterocyclyl” group means a 4- to 7-memberednon-aromatic cyclic group containing at least one nitrogen atom, forexample, but without limitation, morpholine, piperidine (e.g.2-piperidinyl, 3-piperidinyl and 4-piperidinyl), pyrrolidine (e.g.2-pyrrolidinyl and 3-pyrrolidinyl), azetidine, pyrrolidone, imidazoline,imidazolidinone, 2-pyrazoline, pyrazolidine, piperazine, and N-alkylpiperazines such as N-methyl piperazine. Particular examples includeazetidine, piperidone and piperazone.

“Amino” refers to the radical —NR⁷⁰R⁷¹, wherein R⁷⁰ and R⁷¹ are eachindependently hydrogen, C₁-C₈ alkyl, C₃-C₁₀ cycloalkyl, 4-10 memberedheterocyclyl, C₆-C₁₀ aryl, and 5-10-membered heteroaryl. In someembodiments, amino refers to NH₂.

“Cyano” refers to the radical —CN.

“Hydroxy” refers to the radical —OH.

Alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroarylgroups, as defined herein, are optionally substituted (e.g.,“substituted” or “unsubstituted” alkyl, “substituted” or “unsubstituted”alkenyl, “substituted” or “unsubstituted” alkynyl, “substituted” or“unsubstituted” cycloalkyl, “substituted” or “unsubstituted”heterocyclyl, “substituted” or “unsubstituted” aryl or “substituted” or“unsubstituted” heteroaryl group). In general, the term “substituted”,whether preceded by the term “optionally” or not, means that at leastone hydrogen present on a group (e.g., a carbon or nitrogen atom) isreplaced with a permissible substituent, e.g., a substituent which uponsubstitution results in a stable compound, e.g., a compound which doesnot spontaneously undergo transformation such as by rearrangement,cyclization, elimination, or other reaction. Unless otherwise indicated,a “substituted” group has a substituent at one or more substitutablepositions of the group, and when more than one position in any givenstructure is substituted, the substituent is either the same ordifferent at each position. The term “substituted” is contemplated toinclude substitution with all permissible substituents of organiccompounds, such as any of the substituents described herein that resultin the formation of a stable compound. The present inventioncontemplates any and all such combinations in order to arrive at astable compound. For purposes of this invention, heteroatoms such asnitrogen may have hydrogen substituents and/or any suitable substituentas described herein which satisfy the valencies of the heteroatoms andresults in the formation of a stable moiety.

Two or more substituents may optionally be joined to form aryl,heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl groups. Such so-calledring-forming substituents are typically, though not necessarily, foundattached to a cyclic base structure. In one embodiment, the ring-formingsubstituents are attached to adjacent members of the base structure. Forexample, two ring-forming substituents attached to adjacent members of acyclic base structure create a fused ring structure. In anotherembodiment, the ring-forming substituents are attached to a singlemember of the base structure. For example, two ring-forming substituentsattached to a single member of a cyclic base structure create aspirocyclic structure. In yet another embodiment, the ring-formingsubstituents are attached to non-adjacent members of the base structure.

A “counterion” or “anionic counterion” is a negatively charged groupassociated with a cationic quaternary amino group in order to maintainelectronic neutrality. Exemplary counterions include halide ions (e.g.,F⁻, Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻), NO₃ ⁻, ClO₄ ⁻, OH⁻, H₂PO₄ ⁻, HSO₄ ⁻, sulfonate ions(e.g., methanesulfonate, trifluoromethanesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate,benzenesulfonate, 10-camphor sulfonate, naphthalene-2-sulfonate,naphthalene-1-sulfonic acid-5-sulfonate, ethan-1-sulfonicacid-2-sulfonate, and the like), and carboxylate ions (e.g., acetate,ethanoate, propanoate, benzoate, glycerate, lactate, tartrate,glycolate, and the like).

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” is meant to include saltsof the active compounds that are prepared with relatively nontoxic acidsor bases, depending on the particular substituents found on thecompounds described herein. When compounds of the present inventioncontain relatively acidic functionalities, base addition salts can beobtained by contacting the neutral form of such compounds with asufficient amount of the desired base, either neat or in a suitableinert solvent. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable base additionsalts include sodium, potassium, calcium, ammonium, organic amino, ormagnesium salt, or a similar salt. When compounds of the presentinvention contain relatively basic functionalities, acid addition saltscan be obtained by contacting the neutral form of such compounds with asufficient amount of the desired acid, either neat or in a suitableinert solvent. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable acid additionsalts include those derived from inorganic acids like hydrochloric,hydrobromic, nitric, carbonic, monohydrogencarbonic, phosphoric,monohydrogenphosphoric, dihydrogenphosphoric, sulfuric,monohydrogensulfuric, hydriodic, or phosphorous acids and the like, aswell as the salts derived from relatively nontoxic organic acids likeacetic, propionic, isobutyric, maleic, malonic, benzoic, succinic,suberic, fumaric, lactic, mandelic, phthalic, benzenesulfonic,p-tolylsulfonic, citric, tartaric, methanesulfonic, and the like. Alsoincluded are salts of amino acids such as arginate and the like, andsalts of organic acids like glucuronic or galactunoric acids and thelike (see, e.g., Berge et al, Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 66: 1-19(1977)). Certain specific compounds of the present invention containboth basic and acidic functionalities that allow the compounds to beconverted into either base or acid addition salts. Otherpharmaceutically acceptable carriers known to those of skill in the artare suitable for the present invention. Salts tend to be more soluble inaqueous or other protonic solvents that are the corresponding free baseforms. In other cases, the preparation may be a lyophilized powder in afirst buffer, e.g., in 1 mM-50 mM histidine, 0.1%-2% sucrose, 2%-7%mannitol at a pH range of 4.5 to 5.5, that is combined with a secondbuffer prior to use.

Thus, the compounds of the present invention may exist as salts, such aswith pharmaceutically acceptable acids. The present invention includessuch salts. Examples of such salts include hydrochlorides,hydrobromides, sulfates, methanesulfonates, nitrates, maleates,acetates, citrates, fumarates, tartrates (e.g., (+)-tartrates,(−)-tartrates, or mixtures thereof including racemic mixtures),succinates, benzoates, and salts with amino acids such as glutamic acid.These salts may be prepared by methods known to those skilled in theart.

The neutral forms of the compounds are preferably regenerated bycontacting the salt with a base or acid and isolating the parentcompound in the conventional manner. The parent form of the compounddiffers from the various salt forms in certain physical properties, suchas solubility in polar solvents.

In addition to salt forms, the present invention provides compounds,which are in a prodrug form. Prodrugs of the compounds described hereinare those compounds that readily undergo chemical changes underphysiological conditions to provide the compounds of the presentinvention. Additionally, prodrugs can be converted to the compounds ofthe present invention by chemical or biochemical methods in an ex vivoenvironment. For example, prodrugs can be slowly converted to thecompounds of the present invention when placed in a transdermal patchreservoir with a suitable enzyme or chemical reagent.

Certain compounds of the present invention can exist in unsolvated formsas well as solvated forms, including hydrated forms. In general, thesolvated forms are equivalent to unsolvated forms and are encompassedwithin the scope of the present invention. Certain compounds of thepresent invention may exist in multiple crystalline or amorphous forms.In general, all physical forms are equivalent for the uses contemplatedby the present invention and are intended to be within the scope of thepresent invention.

As used herein, the term “salt” refers to acid or base salts of thecompounds used in the methods of the present invention. Illustrativeexamples of acceptable salts are mineral acid (hydrochloric acid,hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, and the like) salts, organic acid(acetic acid, propionic acid, glutamic acid, citric acid and the like)salts, quaternary ammonium (methyl iodide, ethyl iodide, and the like)salts.

Certain compounds of the present invention possess asymmetric carbonatoms (optical or chiral centers) or double bonds; the enantiomers,racemates, diastereomers, tautomers, geometric isomers, stereoisomericforms that may be defined, in terms of absolute stereochemistry, as (R)-or (S)- or, as (D)- or (L)- for amino acids, and individual isomers areencompassed within the scope of the present invention. The compounds ofthe present invention do not include those which are known in art to betoo unstable to synthesize and/or isolate. The present invention ismeant to include compounds in racemic and optically pure forms.Optically active (R)- and (S)-, or (D)- and (L)-isomers may be preparedusing chiral synthons or chiral reagents, or resolved using conventionaltechniques. When the compounds described herein contain olefinic bondsor other centers of geometric asymmetry, and unless specified otherwise,it is intended that the compounds include both E and Z geometricisomers.

As used herein, the term “isomers” refers to compounds having the samenumber and kind of atoms, and hence the same molecular weight, butdiffering in respect to the structural arrangement or configuration ofthe atoms.

The term “tautomer,” as used herein, refers to one of two or morestructural isomers which exist in equilibrium and which are readilyconverted from one isomeric form to another.

It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that certain compounds ofthis invention may exist in tautomeric forms, all such tautomeric formsof the compounds being within the scope of the invention.

The terms “treating” or “treatment” refers to any indicia of success inthe treatment or amelioration of an injury, disease, pathology orcondition, including any objective or subjective parameter such asabatement; remission; diminishing of symptoms or making the injury,pathology or condition more tolerable to the patient; slowing in therate of degeneration or decline; making the final point of degenerationless debilitating; improving a patient's physical or mental well-being.

The treatment or amelioration of symptoms can be based on objective orsubjective parameters; including the results of a physical examination,neuropsychiatric exams, and/or a psychiatric evaluation. For example,certain methods herein treat cancer (e.g. pancreatic cancer, breastcancer, multiple myeloma, cancers of secretory cells), neurodegenerativediseases (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, frontotemporaldementia), leukodystrophies (e.g., vanishing white matter disease,childhood ataxia with CNS hypo-myelination), postsurgical cognitivedysfunction, traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury,intellectual disability syndromes, inflammatory diseases,musculoskeletal diseases, metabolic diseases, or diseases or disordersassociated with impaired function of eIF2B or components in a signaltransduction or signaling pathway including the ISR and decreased eIF2pathway activity). For example certain methods herein treat cancer bydecreasing or reducing or preventing the occurrence, growth, metastasis,or progression of cancer or decreasing a symptom of cancer; treatneurodegeneration by improving mental wellbeing, increasing mentalfunction, slowing the decrease of mental function, decreasing dementia,delaying the onset of dementia, improving cognitive skills, decreasingthe loss of cognitive skills, improving memory, decreasing thedegradation of memory, decreasing a symptom of neurodegeneration orextending survival; treat vanishing white matter disease by reducing asymptom of vanishing white matter disease or reducing the loss of whitematter or reducing the loss of myelin or increasing the amount of myelinor increasing the amount of white matter; treat childhood ataxia withCNS hypo-myelination by decreasing a symptom of childhood ataxia withCNS hypo-myelination or increasing the level of myelin or decreasing theloss of myelin; treat an intellectual disability syndrome by decreasinga symptom of an intellectual disability syndrome, treat an inflammatorydisease by treating a symptom of the inflammatory disease; treat amusculoskeletal disease by treating a symptom of the musculoskeletaldisease; or treat a metabolic disease by treating a symptom of themetabolic disease. Symptoms of a disease, disorder, or conditiondescribed herein (e.g., cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, aleukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, ametabolic disease, or a condition or disease associated with impairedfunction of eIF2B or components in a signal transduction pathwayincluding the eIF2 pathway, eIF2α phosphorylation. or ISR pathway) wouldbe known or may be determined by a person of ordinary skill in the art.The term “treating” and conjugations thereof, include prevention of aninjury, pathology, condition, or disease (e.g. preventing thedevelopment of one or more symptoms of a disease, disorder, or conditiondescribed herein).

An “effective amount” is an amount sufficient to accomplish a statedpurpose (e.g. achieve the effect for which it is administered, treat adisease, reduce enzyme activity, increase enzyme activity, or reduce oneor more symptoms of a disease or condition). An example of an “effectiveamount” is an amount sufficient to contribute to the treatment,prevention, or reduction of a symptom or symptoms of a disease, whichcould also be referred to as a “therapeutically effective amount.” A“prophylactically effective amount” of a drug is an amount of a drugthat, when administered to a subject, will have the intendedprophylactic effect, e.g., preventing or delaying the onset (orreoccurrence) of an injury, disease, pathology or condition, or reducingthe likelihood of the onset (or reoccurrence) of an injury, disease,pathology, or condition, or their symptoms. The full prophylactic effectdoes not necessarily occur by administration of one dose, and may occuronly after administration of a series of doses. Thus, a prophylacticallyeffective amount may be administered in one or more administrations. Theexact amounts will depend on the purpose of the treatment, and will beascertainable by one skilled in the art using known techniques (see,e.g., Lieberman, Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms (vols. 1-3, 1992); Lloyd,The Art, Science and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding (1999);Pickar, Dosage Calculations (1999); and Remington: The Science andPractice of Pharmacy, 20th Edition, 2003, Gennaro, Ed., Lippincott,Williams & Wilkins).

A “reduction” of a symptom or symptoms (and grammatical equivalents ofthis phrase) means decreasing of the severity or frequency of thesymptom(s), or elimination of the symptom(s).

The term “associated” or “associated with” in the context of a substanceor substance activity or function associated with a disease (e.g., adisease or disorder described herein, e.g., cancer, a neurodegenerativedisease, a leukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletaldisease, a metabolic disease, or a disease or disorder associated withimpaired function of eIF2B or components in a signal transductionpathway including the eIF2 pathway, eIF2α phosphorylation. or ISRpathway) means that the disease is caused by (in whole or in part), or asymptom of the disease is caused by (in whole or in part) the substanceor substance activity or function. For example, a symptom of a diseaseor condition associated with an impaired function of the eIF2B may be asymptom that results (entirely or partially) from a decrease in eIF2Bactivity (e.g. decrease in eIF2B activity or levels, increase in eIF2αphosphorylation or activity of phosphorylated eIF2α or reduced eIF2activity or increase in activity of phosphorylated eIF2α signaltransduction or the ISR signalling pathway). As used herein, what isdescribed as being associated with a disease, if a causative agent,could be a target for treatment of the disease. For example, a diseaseassociated with decreased eIF2 activity or eIF2 pathway activity, may betreated with an agent (e.g., compound as described herein) effective forincreasing the level or activity of eIF2 or eIF2 pathway or a decreasein phosphorylated eIF2α activity or the ISR pathway. For example, adisease associated with phosphorylated eIF2α may be treated with anagent (e.g., compound as described herein) effective for decreasing thelevel of activity of phosphorylated eIF2α or a downstream component oreffector of phosphorylated eIF2α. For example, a disease associated witheIF2α may be treated with an agent (e.g., compound as described herein)effective for increasing the level of activity of eIF2 or a downstreamcomponent or effector of eIF2.

“Control” or “control experiment” is used in accordance with its plainordinary meaning and refers to an experiment in which the subjects orreagents of the experiment are treated as in a parallel experimentexcept for omission of a procedure, reagent, or variable of theexperiment. In some instances, the control is used as a standard ofcomparison in evaluating experimental effects.

“Contacting” is used in accordance with its plain ordinary meaning andrefers to the process of allowing at least two distinct species (e.g.chemical compounds including biomolecules, or cells) to becomesufficiently proximal to react, interact or physically touch. It shouldbe appreciated, however, that the resulting reaction product can beproduced directly from a reaction between the added reagents or from anintermediate from one or more of the added reagents which can beproduced in the reaction mixture. The term “contacting” may includeallowing two species to react, interact, or physically touch, whereinthe two species may be a compound as described herein and a protein orenzyme (e.g. eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2 pathway or ISRpathway). In some embodiments contacting includes allowing a compounddescribed herein to interact with a protein or enzyme that is involvedin a signaling pathway (e.g. eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2pathway or ISR pathway).

As defined herein, the term “inhibition”, “inhibit”, “inhibiting” andthe like in reference to a protein-inhibitor (e.g., antagonist)interaction means negatively affecting (e.g., decreasing) the activityor function of the protein relative to the activity or function of theprotein in the absence of the inhibitor. In some embodiments, inhibitionrefers to reduction of a disease or symptoms of disease. In someembodiments, inhibition refers to a reduction in the activity of asignal transduction pathway or signaling pathway. Thus, inhibitionincludes, at least in part, partially or totally blocking stimulation,decreasing, preventing, or delaying activation, or inactivating,desensitizing, or down-regulating signal transduction or enzymaticactivity or the amount of a protein. In some embodiments, inhibitionrefers to a decrease in the activity of a signal transduction pathway orsignaling pathway (e.g., eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2pathway, pathway activated by eIF2α phosphorylation, or ISR pathway).Thus, inhibition may include, at least in part, partially or totallydecreasing stimulation, decreasing or reducing activation, orinactivating, desensitizing, or down-regulating signal transduction orenzymatic activity or the amount of a protein increased in a disease(e.g. eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway,wherein each is associated with cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, aleukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, or ametabolic disease). Inhibition may include, at least in part, partiallyor totally decreasing stimulation, decreasing or reducing activation, ordeactivating, desensitizing, or down-regulating signal transduction orenzymatic activity or the amount of a protein (e.g. eIF2B, eIF2α, orcomponent of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway) that may modulate thelevel of another protein or increase cell survival (e.g., decrease inphosphorylated eIF2α pathway activity may increase cell survival incells that may or may not have an increase in phosphorylated eIF2αpathway activity relative to a non-disease control or decrease in eIF2αpathway activity may increase cell survival in cells that may or may nothave an increase in eIF2α pathway activity relative to a non-diseasecontrol).

As defined herein, the term “activation”, “activate”, “activating” andthe like in reference to a protein-activator (e.g. agonist) interactionmeans positively affecting (e.g. increasing) the activity or function ofthe protein (e.g. eIF2B, eIF2α, or component of the eIF2 pathway or ISRpathway) relative to the activity or function of the protein in theabsence of the activator (e.g. compound described herein). In someembodiments, activation refers to an increase in the activity of asignal transduction pathway or signaling pathway (e.g. eIF2B, eIF2α, orcomponent of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway). Thus, activation mayinclude, at least in part, partially or totally increasing stimulation,increasing or enabling activation, or activating, sensitizing, orup-regulating signal transduction or enzymatic activity or the amount ofa protein decreased in a disease (e.g. level of eIF2B, eIF2α, orcomponent of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway associated with cancer, aneurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, amusculoskeletal disease, or a metabolic disease). Activation mayinclude, at least in part, partially or totally increasing stimulation,increasing or enabling activation, or activating, sensitizing, orup-regulating signal transduction or enzymatic activity or the amount ofa protein (e.g., eIF2B, eIF2α, or component of the eIF2 pathway or ISRpathway) that may modulate the level of another protein or increase cellsurvival (e.g., increase in eIF2α activity may increase cell survival incells that may or may not have a reduction in eIF2α activity relative toa non-disease control).

The term “modulation” refers to an increase or decrease in the level ofa target molecule or the function of a target molecule. In someembodiments, modulation of eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2pathway or ISR pathway may result in reduction of the severity of one ormore symptoms of a disease associated with eIF2B, eIF2α, or a componentof the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway (e.g., cancer, a neurodegenerativedisease, a leukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletaldisease, or a metabolic disease) or a disease that is not caused byeIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway but maybenefit from modulation of eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2pathway or ISR pathway (e.g., decreasing in level or level of activityof eIF2B, eIF2α or a component of the eIF2 pathway).

The term “modulator” as used herein refers to modulation of (e.g., anincrease or decrease in) the level of a target molecule or the functionof a target molecule. In embodiments, a modulator of eIF2B, eIF2α, orcomponent of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway is an anti-cancer agent. Inembodiments, a modulator of eIF2B, eIF2α, or component of the eIF2pathway or ISR pathway is a neuroprotectant. In embodiments, a modulatorof eIF2B, eIF2α, or component of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway is amemory enhancing agent. In embodiments, a modulator of eIF2B, eIF2α, orcomponent of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway is a memory enhancing agent(e.g., a long term memory enhancing agent). In embodiments, a modulatorof eIF2B, eIF2α, or component of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway is ananti-inflammatory agent. In some embodiments, a modulator of eIF2B,eIF2α, or component of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway is apain-relieving agent.

“Patient” or “subject in need thereof refers to a living organismsuffering from or prone to a disease or condition that can be treated byadministration of a compound or pharmaceutical composition, as providedherein. Non-limiting examples include humans, other mammals, bovines,rats, mice, dogs, monkeys, goat, sheep, cows, deer, and othernon-mammalian animals. In some embodiments, a patient is human. In someembodiments, a patient is a domesticated animal. In some embodiments, apatient is a dog. In some embodiments, a patient is a parrot. In someembodiments, a patient is livestock animal. In some embodiments, apatient is a mammal. In some embodiments, a patient is a cat. In someembodiments, a patient is a horse. In some embodiments, a patient isbovine. In some embodiments, a patient is a canine. In some embodiments,a patient is a feline. In some embodiments, a patient is an ape. In someembodiments, a patient is a monkey. In some embodiments, a patient is amouse. In some embodiments, a patient is an experimental animal. In someembodiments, a patient is a rat. In some embodiments, a patient is ahamster. In some embodiments, a patient is a test animal. In someembodiments, a patient is a newborn animal. In some embodiments, apatient is a newborn human. In some embodiments, a patient is a newbornmammal. In some embodiments, a patient is an elderly animal. In someembodiments, a patient is an elderly human. In some embodiments, apatient is an elderly mammal. In some embodiments, a patient is ageriatric patient.

“Disease”, “disorder” or “condition” refers to a state of being orhealth status of a patient or subject capable of being treated with acompound, pharmaceutical composition, or method provided herein. In someembodiments, the compounds and methods described herein comprisereduction or elimination of one or more symptoms of the disease,disorder, or condition, e.g., through administration of a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof.

The term “signaling pathway” as used herein refers to a series ofinteractions between cellular and optionally extra-cellular components(e.g. proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules, ions, lipids) thatconveys a change in one component to one or more other components, whichin turn may convey a change to additional components, which isoptionally propagated to other signaling pathway components.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable excipient” and “pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier” refer to a substance that aids the administration of an activeagent to and absorption by a subject and can be included in thecompositions of the present invention without causing a significantadverse toxicological effect on the patient. Non-limiting examples ofpharmaceutically acceptable excipients include water, NaCl, normalsaline solutions, lactated Ringer's, normal sucrose, normal glucose,binders, fillers, disintegrants, lubricants, coatings, sweeteners,flavors, salt solutions (such as Ringer's solution), alcohols, oils,gelatins, carbohydrates such as lactose, amylose or starch, fatty acidesters, hydroxymethylcellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidine, and colors, andthe like. Such preparations can be sterilized and, if desired, mixedwith auxiliary agents such as lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers,wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure,buffers, coloring, and/or aromatic substances and the like that do notdeleteriously react with the compounds of the invention. One of skill inthe art will recognize that other pharmaceutical excipients are usefulin the present invention.

The term “preparation” is intended to include the formulation of theactive compound with encapsulating material as a carrier providing acapsule in which the active component with or without other carriers, issurrounded by a carrier, which is thus in association with it.Similarly, cachets and lozenges are included. Tablets, powders,capsules, pills, cachets, and lozenges can be used as solid dosage formssuitable for oral administration.

As used herein, the term “administering” means oral administration,administration as a suppository, topical contact, intravenous,parenteral, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, intralesional, intrathecal,intracranial, intranasal or subcutaneous administration, or theimplantation of a slow-release device, e.g., a mini-osmotic pump, to asubject. Administration is by any route, including parenteral andtransmucosal (e.g., buccal, sublingual, palatal, gingival, nasal,vaginal, rectal, or transdermal). Parenteral administration includes,e.g., intravenous, intramuscular, intra-arterial, intradermal,subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intraventricular, and intracranial. Othermodes of delivery include, but are not limited to, the use of liposomalformulations, intravenous infusion, transdermal patches, etc. By“co-administer” it is meant that a composition described herein isadministered at the same time, just prior to, or just after theadministration of one or more additional therapies (e.g., anti-canceragent, chemotherapeutic, or treatment for a neurodegenerative disease).The compound of the invention can be administered alone or can becoadministered to the patient. Coadministration is meant to includesimultaneous or sequential administration of the compound individuallyor in combination (more than one compound or agent). Thus, thepreparations can also be combined, when desired, with other activesubstances (e.g. to reduce metabolic degradation).

The term “eIF2B” as used herein refers to the heteropentamericeukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B. eIF2B is composed of fivesubunits: eIF2B1, eIF2B2, eIF2B3, eIF2B4 and eIF2B5. eIF2B1 refers tothe protein associated with Entrez gene 1967, OMIM 606686, UniprotQ14232, and/or RefSeq (protein) NP_001405. eIF2B2 refers to the proteinassociated with Entrez gene 8892, OMIM 606454, Uniprot P49770, and/orRefSeq (protein) NP_055054. eIF2B3 refers to the protein associated withEntrez gene 8891, OMIM 606273, Uniprot Q9NR50, and/or RefSeq (protein)NP_065098. eIF2B4 refers to the protein associated with Entrez gene8890, OMIM 606687, Uniprot Q9UI10, and/or RefSeq (protein) NP_751945.eIF2B5 refers to the protein associated with Entrez gene 8893, OMIM603945, Uniprot Q13144, and/or RefSeq (protein) NP_003898.

The terms “eIF2alpha,” “eIF2α,” or “eIF2α” are interchangeable and referto the protein “eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha subuniteIF2S1”. In embodiments, “eIF2alpha”, “eIF2α” or “eIF2α” refer to thehuman protein. Included in the terms “eIF2alpha”, “eIF2α” or “eIF2α” arethe wildtype and mutant forms of the protein. In embodiments,“eIF2alpha”, “eIF2α” or “eIF2α” refer to the protein associated withEntrez Gene 1965, OMIM 603907, UniProt P05198, and/or RefSeq (protein)NP_004085. In embodiments, the reference numbers immediately above referto the protein and associated nucleic acids known as of the date offiling of this application.

Compounds

Disclosed herein, for example, is a compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

D is a bridged bicyclic cycloalkyl, bridged bicyclic heterocyclyl,cubanyl, cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl wherein eachbridged bicyclic cycloalkyl, bridged bicyclic heterocyclyl, cubanyl,cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl is optionally substitutedon one or more available carbons with 1-4 R^(X); and wherein if thebridged bicyclic heterocyclyl contains a substitutable nitrogen moiety,the substitutable nitrogen may optionally be substituted with R^(N);

L¹ is a bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, or —O—,wherein C₁-C₆ alkylene or 2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionallysubstituted with 1-5 R^(L1);

L² is C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, a bond, —NR^(N2)—,—O—, or —S(O)_(w)— (wherein w is 0, 1 or 2); wherein C₁-C₆ alkylene or2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(L2);

R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl;

W is a 3-7-membered saturated, or partially unsaturated, monocyclicnitrogen-containing heterocyclyl; wherein the 3-7-membered saturated orpartially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclyl is optionally substitutedon one or more available carbons with 1-5 R^(W); and wherein if the3-7-membered saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclylcontains a substitutable nitrogen moiety, the substitutable nitrogen maybe optionally substituted by R^(N3); and wherein W is attached to Dthrough an available nitrogen atom or carbon atom within W;

A and Z are each independently phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl,wherein each phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substitutedon one or more available carbons with 1-5 R^(Y); and wherein if the5-6-membered heteroaryl contains a substitutable nitrogen moiety, thesubstitutable nitrogen may be optionally substituted by R^(N4);

each R^(L1) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl,cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C),—NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D),—SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(L2) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N1) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N2) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N3) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N4) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(W) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(X) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(Y) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkoxy, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D), S(O)₂R^(D), and G¹; or

2 R^(Y) groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which theyare attached form a 3-7-membered fused cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fusedheterocyclyl, fused aryl, or 5-6 membered fused heteroaryl each of whichis optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(X);

each G¹ is independently 3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-memberedheterocyclyl, aryl, or 5-6-membered heteroaryl, wherein each3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered heterocyclyl, aryl, or5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);

each R^(Z) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(A) is, at each occurrence, independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), or —C(O)OR^(D);

each of R^(B) and R^(C) is independently hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or

R^(B) and R^(C) together with the atom to which they are attached form a3-7-membered heterocyclyl ring optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);

each R^(D) is independently C₁-C₆ alkyl or halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl;

each R^(E) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl;

each R^(F) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or halo; and

m is 1 when R^(F) is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, 3 when R^(F) is C₁-C₆alkyl, or 5 when R^(F) is halo.

In some embodiments, D is a bridged bicyclic cycloalkyl, a bridgedbicyclic heterocyclyl, a cyclohexyl, a cyclobutyl, or atetrahydropyranyl each optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X).

In some embodiments, D is a bridged bicyclic 5-8 membered cycloalkyl, abridged bicyclic 5-8 membered heterocyclyl, a cyclohexyl, a cyclobutyl,or a tetrahydropyranyl, each optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X).

In some embodiments, D is bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane,bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane, bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, bicyclo[3.2.1]octane,2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl,each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X) groups.

In some embodiments, D is

In some embodiments, D is substituted with 0 R^(X).

In some embodiments, D is

In some embodiments, D is substituted with 1 or 2 R^(X).

In some embodiments, D is

In some embodiments, wherein each R^(X) is independently selected fromthe group consisting of oxo, —OR^(A), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), halo, andhydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl.

In some embodiments, L¹ is 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionallysubstituted by 1-5 R^(L1); and L² is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionallysubstituted by 1-5 R^(L2), 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionallysubstituted by 1-5 R^(L2), a bond, —NR^(N2)— or —O—.

In some embodiments, L¹ is 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionallysubstituted by 0 R^(L); and L² is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionally substitutedby 0 R^(L2), 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionally substituted by 0R^(L2), a bond, —NR^(N2)— or —O—.

In some embodiments, L¹ is a bond, CH₂O—*, CH₂CH₂O—* OCH₂—* orCH₂OCH₂—*; and L² is selected from a bond, CH₂O—*, —OCH₂—*, —CH₂—, —NH—,—NCH₃—, or —O—, wherein “—*” indicates the attachment point to A or Z,respectively.

In some embodiments, R¹ is hydrogen or CH₃.

In some embodiments, each of A and Z is independently phenyl or5-6-membered heteroaryl; wherein each phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroarylis optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(Y), and each R^(Y) isindependently C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkoxy, halo,cyano, —OR^(A), or G¹.

In some embodiments, each of A and Z is independently phenyl, pyridyl,isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, thiazolyl, or pyrazolyl, each of which isoptionally substituted with 1-5 R^(Y) groups.

In some embodiments, each of A and Z is independently selected from thegroup consisting of:

In some embodiments, A is phenyl or pyridyl, each of which is optionallysubstituted with 1-2 R^(Y) groups.

In some embodiments, A is selected from the group consisting of:

In some embodiments, Z is phenyl, pyridyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl,pyrazinyl or pyrazolyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-3R^(Y) groups.

In some embodiments, Z is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N4) is hydrogen or CH₃.

In some embodiments, each R^(Y) is independently hydrogen, chloro,fluoro, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN.

In some embodiments, W is a pyrrolidinone, imidazolidinone,dihydroimidazolidinone, oxazolidinone, oxazolidinedione, oxazolone,dihydropyrrolone, piperazine, piperazinone, oxazinanone, ordihydrooxazole moiety, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4R^(W) groups.

In some embodiments, W is a pyrrolidin-2-one, imidazolidin-2-one,oxazolidin-2-one, oxazol-2-one, 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-one, piperazine,piperazinone, 1,3-oxazinan-2-one, 4,5-dihydrooxazole,1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazol-2-one, oxazolidine-2,4-dione, moiety, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(W) groups, and each R^(W) isindependently C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, oxo, cyano, or—OR^(A).

In some embodiments, wherein W is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N3) is hydrogen or CH₃.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-a):

-   -   or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate,        tautomer, N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

D is bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanyl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octanyl, cyclohexyl,cyclobutyl or tetrahydropyranyl, each of which is optionally substitutedwith 1-4 R^(X) groups;

L¹ is CH₂O—* or CH₂OCH₂—*, wherein “—*” indicates the attachment pointto A;

L² is selected from a bond, CH₂O—*, —OCH₂—*, —CH₂—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, or—O—, wherein “—*” indicates the attachment point to Z;

W is a pyrrolidinone, imidazolidinone, dihydroimidazolidinone,oxazolidinone, oxazolidinedione, oxazolone, dihydropyrrolone,piperazine, piperazinone, oxazinanone, or dihydrooxazole moiety, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(W) groups. and wherein theimidazolidinone may be optionally substituted on an available nitrogenwith hydrogen or CH₃;

A is phenyl or pyridyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-5R^(Y) groups;

Z is phenyl, pyridyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl or pyrazolyl,each of which is optionally substituted on one or more available carbonswith 1-5 R^(Y) groups; and wherein pyrazolyl may be optionallysubstituted on an available nitrogen with hydrogen or CH₃;

each R^(W) is independently fluoro, chloro, oxo, OH, OCH₃, CHF₂, OCF₃,CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, or CH(CH₃)₂;

each R^(X) is independently fluoro, oxo, OH, OCH₃, C(O)OH, or C(O)OCH₃;

each R^(Y) is independently chloro, fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂,OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN; or

2 R^(Y) groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which theyare attached form a furanyl, pyrrolyl, or dioxolanyl ring, each of whichis optionally substituted with 1-2 R^(X); and

R¹ is hydrogen.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-b):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein each of A, W, Z, L¹, and L² isdefined as for Formula (I).

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-c):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-d):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-e-1), Formula (I-e-2), Formula (I-e-3), Formula (I-e-4),Formula (I-e-5), Formula (I-e-6), Formula (I-e-7), Formula (I-e-8),Formula (I-e-9), Formula (I-e-10), Formula (I-e-11), Formula (I-e-12),Formula (I-e-13), Formula (I-e-14), or Formula (I-e-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-f):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-g):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-h):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-i-1), Formula (I-i-2), Formula (I-i-3), Formula (I-i-4),Formula (I-i-5), Formula (I-i-6), Formula (I-i-7), Formula (I-i-8),Formula (I-i-9), Formula (I-i-10), Formula (I-i-11), Formula (I-i-12),Formula (I-i-13), Formula (I-i-14), or Formula (I-i-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-j):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-k):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-1):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-m-1), Formula (I-m-2), Formula (I-m-3), Formula (I-m-4),Formula (I-m-5), Formula (I-m-6), Formula (I-m-7), Formula (I-m-8),Formula (I-m-9), Formula (I-m-10), Formula (I-m-11), Formula (I-m-12),Formula (I-m-13), Formula (I-m-14), or Formula (I-m-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.

Also disclosed herein a compound of Formula (II):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

D is bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, cyclohexyl,cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl each of which is optionally substitutedwith 1-4 R^(X) groups;

L¹ is a bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, or —O—,wherein C₁-C₆ alkylene or 2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionallysubstituted with 1-5 R^(L1);

R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl;

A is phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl, wherein phenyl or 5-6-memberedheteroaryl is optionally substituted on one or more available carbonswith 1-5 R^(Y); and wherein if the 5-6-membered heteroaryl contains asubstitutable nitrogen moiety, the substitutable nitrogen may beoptionally substituted by R^(N4);

T⁵ is nitrogen or C(R^(T));

T⁶ is nitrogen or C(R^(T));

T⁷ is nitrogen or C(R^(T));

T⁸ is nitrogen or C(R^(T));

wherein no more than two of T⁵, T⁶, T⁷, and T⁸ may be nitrogen;

V² is selected from the group consisting of *—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—O—^(#),—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—NR^(N4)—^(#),—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—NR^(N4)—^(#), *—C(O)—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(O)—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#), *—C(O)—NR^(N4)—^(#),*—C(O)—^(#), and *—C(O)—O—^(#), wherein “*—” and “—^(#)” indicate theattachment points of V² as indicated in Formula (II);

U² is selected from the group consisting of a bond, *—C(O)—⁺, and*—C(R^(U21)R^(U22))—⁺, wherein “*—” and “—⁺” indicate the attachmentpoints of U² as indicated in Formula (II);

wherein if V² is *—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#), U² is not a bond;

R^(U21) and R^(U22) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆ alkyl, —OH, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C),—C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), C₂-C₆ alkyl-C(O)OH, and C₂-C₆alkyl-C(O)OR^(D);

R^(V21) and R^(V22) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆ alkyl, —OH, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C),—C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, and —C(O)OR^(D); and

R^(V23) and R^(V24) are each independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(L1) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl,cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C),—NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D),—SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(N4) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(T) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkoxy, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); or

2 R^(T) groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which theyare attached, form a 3-7-membered fused cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fusedheterocyclyl, fused aryl, or 5-6 membered fused heteroaryl, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(X);

each R^(X) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

each R^(Y) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkoxy, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D), —S(O)₂R^(D), and G; or

2 R^(Y) groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which theyare attached form a 3-7-membered fused cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fusedheterocyclyl, fused aryl, or 5-6 membered fused heteroaryl, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(X);

each G¹ is independently 3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-memberedheterocyclyl, aryl, or 5-6-membered heteroaryl, wherein each3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered heterocyclyl, aryl, or5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);

each R^(Z) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);

R^(A) is, at each occurrence, independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), or —C(O)OR^(D);

each of R^(B) and R^(C) is independently hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or

R^(B) and R^(C) together with the atom to which they are attached form a3-7-membered heterocyclyl ring optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);

each R^(D) is independently C₁-C₆ alkyl or halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl;

each R^(E) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl;

each R^(F) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, or halo; and

m is 1 when R^(F) is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, 3 when R^(F) is C₁-C₆alkyl, or 5 when R^(F) is halo.

In some embodiments, the compound is represented by:

In some embodiments, V² is selected from the group consisting of*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#), *—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(O)(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#), and*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))≠^(#); wherein“*—” and “—^(#)” indicate the attachment points of V² as indicated inFormula (II).

In some embodiments, each of R^(V21) and R^(V22) is independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —OH, and C₁-C₃ alkyl.

In some embodiments, each of R^(V21) and R^(V22) is hydrogen or —OH.

In some embodiments, each of R^(V23) and R^(V24) is independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, C₁-C₃ alkyl,cyano, —OR^(A), and —NR^(B)R^(C).

In some embodiments, each of R^(V23) and R^(V24) is hydrogen.

In some embodiments, U² is selected from the group consisting of a bond,*—C(O)—⁺, *—CH₂—⁺, and *—CH(CH₂CO₂H)—⁺, wherein“*—” and “—⁺” indicatethe attachment points of U² as indicated in Formula (II); and V² isselected from the group consisting of *—CH₂—^(#), *—CH₂—CH₂—^(#),*—C(O)—CH₂—^(#), *—C(O)—NH—^(#), *—CH₂—NH—^(#), and *—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—^(#);wherein “*—” and “—^(#)” indicate the attachment points of V² asindicated in Formula (II).

In some embodiments, the moiety

is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N4) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl, and hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl.

In some embodiments, D is selected from the group consisting of

In some embodiments, each R^(X) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of oxo, —OH, —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), halo, and hydroxy-C₁-C₆alkyl.

In some embodiments, L¹ is CH₂O—* or CH₂OCH₂—*; wherein “—*” indicatesthe attachment point to A.

In some embodiments, R is hydrogen or CH₃.

In some embodiments, A is selected from the group consisting of:

In some embodiments, each R^(Y) is independently hydrogen, chloro,fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CHF₂, OCF₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN.

In some embodiments, each R^(T) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CHF₂, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃,CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCHF₂, OCF₃, OCH₂CF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, and CN.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (II) is a compound ofFormula (II-a):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein:

R¹ is hydrogen or CH₃;

each R^(Y) is independently hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃,CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN; and

each R^(T) is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CHF₂, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCHF₂,OCF₃, OCH₂CF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, and CN.

In some embodiments, a disclosed compound or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is formulated as a pharmaceutically acceptablecomposition comprising a disclosed compound and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier.

In some embodiments, a disclosed compound is selected from a compoundset forth in Table 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof.

TABLE 1 Exemplary compounds of the invention Compound Number Structure100

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Methods of Making Exemplary Compounds

The compounds of the invention may be better understood in connectionwith the following synthetic schemes and methods which illustrate ameans by which the compounds can be prepared. The compounds of thisinvention can be prepared by a variety of synthetic procedures.Representative synthetic procedures are shown in, but not limited to,Scheme 1-16. The variables A, D, W, Z, L¹, L², R¹, R^(W), T¹, T², T³ andT⁴ are defined as detailed herein, e.g., in the Summary.

As shown in Scheme 1, compounds of formula (1-9A or 1-9B) can beprepared from compounds of formula (1-1). Compounds of formula (1-1) canbe converted to compounds of formula (1-2) by selective installation ofan amine protecting group (PG¹, e.g. tert-butoxycarbonyl orbenzyloxycarbonyl) using conditions known to one of skill in the art.Amines of formula (1-2) can be coupled with carboxylic acids of formula(1-3A) under amide bond forming conditions to give amides of formula(1-4). Examples of conditions known to generate amides from a mixture ofa carboxylic acid and an amine include but are not limited to adding acoupling reagent such as N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimideor 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide (EDC, EDAC or EDCI),1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphinicchloride (BOPCl),N-[(dimethylamino)-1H-1,2,3-triazolo-[4,5-b]pyridin-1-ylmethylene]-N-methylmethanaminiumhexafluorophosphate N-oxide or2-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′N′-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate or1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate or2-(3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethylisouroniumhexafluorophosphate(V) or2-(7-aza-1H-benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluroniumhexafluorophosphate (HATU),0-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate(TBTU), 2-(1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethylisouroniumhexafluorophosphate(V) (HBTU),2,4,6-tripropyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane 2,4,6-trioxide (T3P®),(1-cyano-2-ethoxy-2-oxoethylidenaminooxy)dimethylamino-morpholino-carbeniumhexafluorophosphate (COMU®), andfluoro-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylformamidinium hexafluorophosphate. Thecoupling reagents may be added as a solid, a solution, or as the reagentbound to a solid support resin.

In addition to the coupling reagents, auxiliary-coupling reagents mayfacilitate the coupling reaction. Auxiliary coupling reagents that areoften used in the coupling reactions include but are not limited to4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP), 1-hydroxy-7-azabenzotriazole (HOAT)and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBT). The reaction may be carried outoptionally in the presence of a base such as triethylamine ordiisopropylethylamine. The coupling reaction may be carried out insolvents such as but not limited to tetrahydrofuran,N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide,dichloromethane, and ethyl acetate.

Alternatively, carboxylic acids of formula (1-3A) can be converted tothe corresponding acid chlorides of formula (1-3B) by reaction withthionyl chloride, PCl₃, PCl₅, cyanuric chloride, or oxalyl chloride. Thereactions with thionyl chloride and oxalyl chloride can be catalyzedwith N,N-dimethylformamide at ambient temperature in a solvent such asdichloromethane. The resultant acid chlorides of formula (1-3B) can thenreacted with amines of formula (1-2) optionally in the presence of abase such as a tertiary amine base such as triethylamine ordiisopropylethylamine or an aromatic base such as pyridine, at roomtemperature in a solvent such as dichloromethane to give amides offormula (1-4).

Compounds of formula (1-4) can be deprotected using conditions known toone of skill in the art and dependent upon the protecting group (PG¹)used to give compounds of formula (1-5). Compounds of formula (1-5) canbe reacted with the acid chloride 2,4-dibromobutanoyl chlorideoptionally in the presence of a base such as a tertiary amine base suchas triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine or an aromatic base such aspyridine, at room temperature in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran ordichloromethane to give amides of formula (1-6).

Compounds of formula (1-6) can be cyclized using a suitable base todeprotonate the amide nitrogen such as lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amidein a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran to afford compounds of formula(1-7). Compounds of formula (1-7) can be reacted with compounds forformula (1-8A or 1-8B) under nucleophilic substitution conditions in thepresences of a suitable base such as potassium carbonate to affordcompounds of formula (1-9A or 1-9B), respectively. Compounds of formula(1-9A or 1-9B) are representative compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 2, compounds of formula (2-6) can be prepared fromcompounds of formula (1-5). Compounds of formula (1-5) can bereductively aminated with compounds of formula (2-1), wherein PG¹ is asuitable amine protecting group, to afford compounds of formula (2-2).Removal of the amine protecting group of compounds of formula (2-2)using conditions known to one of skill in the art and dependent upon theprotecting group (PG¹) affords compounds of formula (2-3) which cansubsequently be cyclized via imidazolinone forming conditions utilizingthe primary and secondary amine groups to afford compounds of formula(2-4). Compounds of formula (2-3) can be treated with a carbonylationreagent such as N-carbonyldiimidazole in the presence of a tertiaryamine base such as 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene. Compounds offormula (2-4) can be treated with compounds of formula (2-5) where LG¹is a leaving group, e.g., halogen or sulfonate, under nucleophilicsubstitution (when L² is a bond) to give compounds of formula (2-6).When L² is a bond, nuclear aromatic substitution reaction conditions maybe used such as palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reaction conditionsof compounds of formula (2-5) with compounds of formula (2-4) to givecompounds of formula (2-6). An example of palladium cross-couplingreaction conditions includes but is not limited to a palladium catalyst(e.g. tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0)), a ligand (e.g.2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl (XPhos)), and abase (e.g. cesium carbonate), heated in a solvent (e.g. dioxane) underan inert atmosphere. Compounds of formula (2-6) are representativecompounds of Formula

As shown in Scheme 3, compounds of formula (3-2) can be prepared fromcompounds of formula (1-5). Compounds of formula (1-5) can be treatedwith compounds of formula (3-1) in the presence of a tertiary amine suchas N,N-diisopropylethylamine in a suitable solvent such as propionitrileat elevated temperature to afford compounds of formula (3-2). Compoundsof formula (3-2) are representative compounds of Formula (I). Compoundsof formula (3-2) can be converted to compounds of formula (3-3) bycatalytic hydrogenation. Compounds of formula (3-3) are representativeof compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 4, compounds of formula (4-3) can be prepared fromcompounds of formula (1-5). Compounds of formula (1-5) can be treatedwith compounds of formula (4-1), wherein LG¹ is a leaving group, e.g.,halogen or sulfonate, in the presence of a tertiary amine such asN,N-diisopropylethylamine in a solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide atelevated temperature in a microwave reactor to afford compounds offormula (4-2). Compounds of formula (4-2) can be treated with acarbonylation reagent such as 4-nitrophenyl carbonochloridate, in thepresence of a tertiary amine such as N,N-diisopropylethylamine, in asolvent such as acetonitrile at elevated temperature in a microwave toafford compounds of formula (4-3). Compounds of formula (4-3) arerepresentative compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 5, compounds of formula (5-4) can be prepared fromcompounds of formula (5-1). Compounds of formula (5-1) can be coupledwith compounds of formula (1-3A) under the amide bond forming reactionconditions described in Scheme 1 to give compounds of formula (5-2).Compounds of formula (5-2) can be converted to compounds of formula(5-4) in a three-step process. In the first step, esters of formula(5-2) can be hydrolyzed to the corresponding carboxylic acids usingconditions known to one of skill in the art. The carboxylic acids can bereacted with compounds of formula (5-3) under the amide bond formingreaction conditions described in Scheme 1. The resulting amides can betreated with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride in the presence of a tertiaryamine such as triethylamine and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine in a solventsuch as dichloromethane at room temperature or with methanesulfonic acidin heated toluene to afford compounds of formula (5-4). Compounds offormula (5-4) are representative of compounds of formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 6, compounds of formula (6-2) can be prepared fromcompounds of formula (1-5). Compounds of formula (1-5) can be treatedwith ethyl 1,3-dioxoisoindoline-2-carboxylate in the presence of atertiary amine such as triethylamine in a solvent such astetrahydrofuran to afford compounds of formula (6-1). Compounds offormula (6-1) can be converted to compounds of formula (6-2) in atwo-step process to give compounds of formula (6-2). In the first step,one of the carbonyl groups of imides of formula (6-1) can be reduced tothe corresponding alcohol with zinc in acetic acid at elevatedtemperature. The resulting 3-hydroxy-isoindolin-1-one can bedeoxygenated using triethylsilane in the presence of trifluoroaceticacid in a solvent such as methylene chloride to afford compounds offormula (6-2). Compounds of formula (6-2) are representative ofcompounds of formula (II).

As shown in Scheme 7, compound of formula (7-4) can be prepared fromcompounds of formula (1-5). Accordingly, compounds of formula 1-5 can betreated under reductive amination conditions with compounds of formula(7-1), wherein PG² is a hydroxyl protecting group, e.g. trialkylsilyl,to give compounds of formula (7-2). Compounds of formula (7-2) can thenbe treated under conditions known to one of skill in the art anddependent upon the particular protecting group to remove the protectinggroup, PG² to give compounds of formula (7-3). For example, when PG² istert-butyldimethylsilyl, treatment with tetra-n-butylammonium fluoridein a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran exposes the corresponding hydroxymoiety. Compounds of formula (7-3) can be treated with a carbonylationreagent such as 4-nitrophenyl carbonochloridate in the presence of abase such as a tertiary amine base, e.g. triethylamine, or an aromaticbase, e.g. pyridine, or a combination thereof, in a heated solvent suchas acetonitrile to give compound of formula (7-4). The heating may beachieved conventionally or with microwave irradiation. Compounds offormula (7-4) are representative of compounds of formula (I).

As an alternative to the sequence shown above, compounds of formula(1-5) can be reacted with oxiranes of formula (7-5) in a heated solventsuch as but not limited to ethanol to give compounds of formula (7-6).Compounds of formula (7-6) can be transformed to oxazolidinones usingthe methods described above for the conversion of compounds of formula(7-3) to compounds of formula (7-4).

As shown in Scheme 8, compounds of formula (2-6) can be prepared fromcompounds of formula (8-1). Compounds of formula (8-1), wherein PG¹ is asuitable amine protecting group, can be converted to compounds offormula (8-2) using the methodologies described in Scheme 2 to convertcompounds of formula (1-5) to compounds of formula (2-4). Compounds offormula (8-2) can then be reacted with compounds of formula (2-5) togive compounds of formula (8-3) using the methodologies described inScheme 2 to convert compounds of formula (2-4) to compounds of formula(2-6). The amine protecting group, PG¹, can be removed from compounds offormula (8-3) under conditions known to one of skill in the art anddependent upon the particular protecting group to give compounds offormula (8-4). For example, when the protecting group isbenzyloxycarbonyl, treatment with heated trifluoroacetic acid in asealed tube reactor removes the protecting group. Compounds of formula(8-4) can be coupled with compounds of formula (1-3A) or formula (1-3B)under the conditions described in Scheme 1 for the conversion ofcompounds of formula (1-2) to compounds of formula (1-4) to givecompounds of formula (2-6). Compounds of formula (2-6) arerepresentative compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 9, compounds of formula (1-5) can be converted tocompounds of formula (9-3). Compounds of formula (1-5) can be reactedwith compounds of formula (9-1) under the amide bond forming reactionconditions described in Scheme 1 to give compounds of formula (9-2).Compounds of formula (9-2) can be reacted with formaldehyde in thepresence of an acid catalyst such as hydrochloric acid in a solvent suchas heated 1,2-dimethoxyethane to give compounds of formula (9-3).Compounds of formula (9-3) are representative of compounds of Formula(I).

As shown in Scheme 10, compounds of formula (1-5) can be converted tocompounds of formula (10-2) and compounds of formula (10-3). Compoundsof formula (1-5) can be reacted with compounds of formula (10-1) in asolvent such as heated tetrahydrofuran. Subsequent treatment with4-nitrobenzoyl chloride with continued heating gives compounds offormula (10-2). An amide of compounds of formula (10-2) can be reducedwith a reductant such as diisobutylaluminum hydride at or near roomtemperature in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran to give amines ofcompounds of formula (10-3). Compounds of formula (10-2) and compoundsof formula (10-3) are representative of compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 11, compounds of formula 11-1 can be converted tocompounds of formula (11-6). Compounds of formula (11-1), wherein PG isan amine protecting group removable under acidic conditions, can bereacted first with N,N-carbonyldiimidazole in the presence of a tertiaryamine base in a solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide and then with2,2-dimethoxyethanamine to give compounds of formula (11-2). Compoundsof (11-2) can be reacted under acidic conditions, such as hydrochloricacid in dioxane in an optionally heated solvent such as methanol, toremove the protecting group, PG³, and cause cyclization to form thedihydro-2H-imidazol-2-one to give compounds of formula (11-3). Amines offormula (11-3) can be coupled with carboxylic acids of formula (1-3A)under amide bond forming conditions to give amides of formula (11-4)under conditions described in Scheme 1. Alternatively, carboxylic acidchlorides of formula (1-3B) can be reacted with amines of formula (11-3)optionally in the presence of a base such as a tertiary amine base suchas triethylamine or diisopropylethylamine or an aromatic base such aspyridine, at room temperature in a solvent such as dichloromethane togive amides of formula (11-4). Compounds of formula (11-4) can betreated with compounds of formula (11-5) (a boronic acid or boronate)under nuclear aromatic substitution reaction conditions such as coppercatalyzed cross-coupling reaction conditions to give compounds offormula (11-6). An example of copper catalyzed cross-coupling reactionconditions includes but is not limited to diacetoxycopper, a tertiaryamine base, and powdered 5 Å sieves in heated N,N-dimethylformamideunder an inert atmosphere. Compounds of formula (11-6) arerepresentative compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 12, compounds of formula (8-1) can be transformed tocompounds of formula (12-5), formula (12-6), formula (12-7) and formula(12-8). Compounds of formula (8-1), wherein PG¹ is a suitable amineprotecting group, can be converted to compounds of formula (12-2) byfirst reacting with compounds of formula (12-1) in a heated solvent suchas chloroform and then reacting with N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole in thesame heated solvent. The protecting group can be removed from compoundsof formula (12-2) using procedures known to one of skill in the art anddependent upon the particular protecting group to give compounds offormula (12-3). Compounds of formula (12-3) can be reacted withcompounds of formula (1-3A) or formula (1-3B) under the conditionsdescribed in Scheme 1 to give compounds of formula (12-4). Compounds offormula (12-4) can be reacted with zinc dust in acetic acid andoptionally in the presence of ethyl acetate to give the isomericcompounds of formula (12-5) and compounds of formula (12-6) or theisomeric compounds of formula (12-7) and compounds of formula (12-8).Compounds of formula (12-5), formula (12-6), formula (12-7) and formula(12-8) are representative of compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 13, compounds of formula (1-5) can be converted tocompounds of formula (13-3). Compounds of formula (1-5) can be reactedwith compounds of formula (13-1), wherein LG² is a leaving group such asbut not limited to chlorine, under the amide bond forming conditionsdescribed in Scheme 1 to give compounds of formula (13-2). Compounds offormula (13-2) can be reacted with a base such as potassiumtert-butoxide in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran to give lactams offormula (13-3). Compounds of formula (13-3) are representative ofcompounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 14, compounds of formula (14-3) can be preparedstarting from compounds of formula (1-5). Compounds of formula (1-5) canbe reacted with compounds of formula (14-1) under the amide bond formingreaction conditions described in Scheme 1 to give compounds of formula(14-2). Compounds of formula (14-2) can be reacted with 4-nitrophenylcarbonochloridate, a tertiary amine base such asN,N-diisopropylethylamine, and pyridine in a heated solvent such asacetonitrile to give compounds of formula (14-3). The heating can beachieved conventionally or with microwave irradiation. Compounds offormula (14-3) are representative of compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 15, compound of formula (7-4) can be prepared fromcompounds of formula (8-1). Accordingly, compounds of formula (8-1),wherein PG is a suitable amine protecting group, can be treated underreductive amination conditions with compounds of formula (7-1), whereinPG² is a hydroxyl protecting group, e.g. trialkylsilyl, to givecompounds of formula (15-1). Compounds of formula (15-1) can then betreated under conditions known to one of skill in the art and dependentupon the particular protecting group to remove the protecting group,PG², to give compounds of formula (15-2). For example, when PG² istert-butyldimethylsilyl, treatment with tetra-n-butylammonium fluoridein a solvent such as tetrahydrofuran exposes the corresponding hydroxymoiety. Compounds of formula (15-2) can be treated with a carbonylationreagent such as 4-nitrophenyl carbonochloridate in the presence of abase such as a tertiary amine base, e.g. triethylamine, or an aromaticbase, e.g. pyridine, or a combination thereof, in a heated solvent suchas acetonitrile to give compound of formula (15-3). The heating may beachieved conventionally or with microwave irradiation. The amineprotecting group, PG¹, can be removed from compounds of formula (15-3)under conditions known to one of skill in the art and dependent upon theparticular protecting group to give compounds of formula (15-4).Compounds of formula (15-4) can be reacted with compounds of formula(1-3A) or formula (1-3B) under the conditions described in Scheme 1 togive compounds of formula (7-4). Compounds of formula (7-4) arerepresentative of compounds of Formula (I).

As shown in Scheme 16, compounds of formula (1-5) can be transformed tocompounds of formula (16-4). Accordingly, compounds of formula (1-5) canbe reacted under reductive amination conditions with compounds offormula (16-1), wherein PG² is a hydroxyl protecting group, e.g.trialkylsilyl, to give compounds of formula (16-2). Compounds of formula(16-2) can then be treated under conditions known to one of skill in theart and dependent upon the particular protecting group to remove theprotecting group, PG², to give compounds of formula (16-3). For example,when PG² is tert-butyldimethylsilyl, treatment withtetra-n-butylammonium fluoride in a solvent such as tetrahydrofuranexposes the corresponding hydroxy moiety. Compounds of formula (16-3)can be treated with a carbonylation reagent such as 4-nitrophenylcarbonochloridate in the presence of a base such as a tertiary aminebase, e.g. diisopropylethylamine, or an aromatic base, e.g. pyridine, ora combination thereof, in a heated solvent such as acetonitrile to givecompounds of formula (16-4). The heating may be achieved conventionallyor with microwave irradiation. Compounds of formula (16-4) arerepresentative of compounds of Formula (I).

Pharmaceutical Compositions

The present invention features pharmaceutical compositions comprising acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof. Insome embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition further comprises apharmaceutically acceptable excipient. In some embodiments, the compoundof Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, stereoisomer thereof is provided in aneffective amount in the pharmaceutical composition. In some embodiments,the effective amount is a therapeutically effective amount. In certainembodiments, the effective amount is a prophylactically effectiveamount.

Pharmaceutical compositions described herein can be prepared by anymethod known in the art of pharmacology. In general, such preparatorymethods include the steps of bringing the compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II) (the “active ingredient”) into association with a carrierand/or one or more other accessory ingredients, and then, if necessaryand/or desirable, shaping and/or packaging the product into a desiredsingle- or multi-dose unit. Pharmaceutical compositions can be prepared,packaged, and/or sold in bulk, as a single unit dose, and/or as aplurality of single unit doses. As used herein, a “unit dose” is adiscrete amount of the pharmaceutical composition comprising apredetermined amount of the active ingredient. The amount of the activeingredient is generally equal to the dosage of the active ingredientwhich would be administered to a subject and/or a convenient fraction ofsuch a dosage such as, for example, one-half or one-third of such adosage.

Relative amounts of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), thepharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and/or any additional ingredientsin a pharmaceutical composition of the invention will vary, dependingupon the identity, size, and/or condition of the subject treated andfurther depending upon the route by which the composition is to beadministered. By way of example, the composition may comprise between0.1% and 100% (w/w) of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II).

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable excipient” refers to a non-toxiccarrier, adjuvant, diluent, or vehicle that does not destroy thepharmacological activity of the compound with which it is formulated.Pharmaceutically acceptable excipients useful in the manufacture of thepharmaceutical compositions of the invention are any of those that arewell known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation and include inertdiluents, dispersing and/or granulating agents, surface active agentsand/or emulsifiers, disintegrating agents, binding agents,preservatives, buffering agents, lubricating agents, and/or oils.Pharmaceutically acceptable excipients useful in the manufacture of thepharmaceutical compositions of the invention include, but are notlimited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serumproteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such asphosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceridemixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts orelectrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate,potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidalsilica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-basedsubstances, polyethylene glycol, sodium carboxymethylcellulose,polyacrylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers,polyethylene glycol and wool fat.

Compositions of the present invention may be administered orally,parenterally (including subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous andintradermal), by inhalation spray, topically, rectally, nasally,buccally, vaginally or via an implanted reservoir. In some embodiments,provided compounds or compositions are administrable intravenouslyand/or orally.

The term “parenteral” as used herein includes subcutaneous, intravenous,intramuscular, intraocular, intravitreal, intra-articular,intra-synovial, intrasternal, intrathecal, intrahepatic, intraperitonealintralesional and intracranial injection or infusion techniques.Preferably, the compositions are administered orally, subcutaneously,intraperitoneally or intravenously. Sterile injectable forms of thecompositions of this invention may be aqueous or oleaginous suspension.

These suspensions may be formulated according to techniques known in theart using suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents.The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectablesolution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally acceptable diluent orsolvent, for example as a solution in 1,3-butanediol. Among theacceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water,Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition,sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent orsuspending medium.

Pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of this invention may be orallyadministered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but notlimited to, capsules, tablets, aqueous suspensions or solutions. In thecase of tablets for oral use, carriers commonly used include lactose andcorn starch. Lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, are alsotypically added. For oral administration in a capsule form, usefuldiluents include lactose and dried cornstarch. When aqueous suspensionsare required for oral use, the active ingredient is combined withemulsifying and suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening,flavoring or coloring agents may also be added. In some embodiments, aprovided oral formulation is formulated for immediate release orsustained/delayed release. In some embodiments, the composition issuitable for buccal or sublingual administration, including tablets,lozenges and pastilles. A compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) mayalso be in micro-encapsulated form.

The compositions of the present invention can be delivered bytransdermally, by a topical route, formulated as applicator sticks,solutions, suspensions, emulsions, gels, creams, ointments, pastes,jellies, paints, powders, and aerosols. Oral preparations includetablets, pills, powder, dragees, capsules, liquids, lozenges, cachets,gels, syrups, slurries, suspensions, etc., suitable for ingestion by thepatient. Solid form preparations include powders, tablets, pills,capsules, cachets, suppositories, and dispersible granules. Liquid formpreparations include solutions, suspensions, and emulsions, for example,water or water/propylene glycol solutions. The compositions of thepresent invention may additionally include components to providesustained release and/or comfort. Such components include high molecularweight, anionic mucomimetic polymers, gelling polysaccharides andfinely-divided drug carrier substrates. These components are discussedin greater detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,911,920; 5,403,841; 5,212, 162;and 4,861,760. The entire contents of these patents are incorporatedherein by reference in their entirety for all purposes. The compositionsof the present invention can also be delivered as microspheres for slowrelease in the body. For example, microspheres can be administered viaintradermal injection of drug-containing microspheres, which slowlyrelease subcutaneously (see Rao, J. Biomater Sci. Polym. Ed. 7:623-645,1995; as biodegradable and injectable gel formulations (see, e.g., GaoPharm. Res. 12:857-863, 1995); or, as microspheres for oraladministration (see, e.g., Eyles, J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 49:669-674,1997). In another embodiment, the formulations of the compositions ofthe present invention can be delivered by the use of liposomes whichfuse with the cellular membrane or are endocytosed, i.e., by employingreceptor ligands attached to the liposome, that bind to surface membraneprotein receptors of the cell resulting in endocytosis. By usingliposomes, particularly where the liposome surface carries receptorligands specific for target cells, or are otherwise preferentiallydirected to a specific organ, one can focus the delivery of thecompositions of the present invention into the target cells in vivo.(See, e.g., Al-Muhammed, J. Microencapsul. 13:293-306, 1996; Chonn,Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 6:698-708, 1995; Ostro, J. Hosp. Pharm.46:1576-1587, 1989). The compositions of the present invention can alsobe delivered as nanoparticles.

Alternatively, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of thisinvention may be administered in the form of suppositories for rectaladministration. Pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of thisinvention may also be administered topically, especially when the targetof treatment includes areas or organs readily accessible by topicalapplication, including diseases of the eye, the skin, or the lowerintestinal tract. Suitable topical formulations are readily prepared foreach of these areas or organs.

In some embodiments, in order to prolong the effect of a drug, it isoften desirable to slow the absorption of the drug from subcutaneous orintramuscular injection. This can be accomplished by the use of a liquidsuspension of crystalline or amorphous material with poor watersolubility. The rate of absorption of the drug then depends upon itsrate of dissolution which, in turn, may depend upon crystal size andcrystalline form. Alternatively, delayed absorption of a parenterallyadministered drug form is accomplished by dissolving or suspending thedrug in an oil vehicle.

Although the descriptions of pharmaceutical compositions provided hereinare principally directed to pharmaceutical compositions which aresuitable for administration to humans, it will be understood by theskilled artisan that such compositions are generally suitable foradministration to animals of all sorts. Modification of pharmaceuticalcompositions suitable for administration to humans in order to renderthe compositions suitable for administration to various animals is wellunderstood, and the ordinarily skilled veterinary pharmacologist candesign and/or perform such modification with ordinary experimentation.

Compounds provided herein, e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,or stereoisomer thereof are typically formulated in dosage unit form,e.g., single unit dosage form, for ease of administration and uniformityof dosage. It will be understood, however, that the total daily usage ofthe compositions of the present invention will be decided by theattending physician within the scope of sound medical judgment. Thespecific therapeutically effective dose level for any particular subjector organism will depend upon a variety of factors including the diseasebeing treated and the severity of the disorder; the activity of thespecific active ingredient employed; the specific composition employed;the age, body weight, general health, sex and diet of the subject; thetime of administration, route of administration, and rate of excretionof the specific active ingredient employed; the duration of thetreatment; drugs used in combination or coincidental with the specificactive ingredient employed; and like factors well known in the medicalarts.

The exact amount of a compound required to achieve an effective amountwill vary from subject to subject, depending, for example, on species,age, and general condition of a subject, severity of the side effects ordisorder, identity of the particular compound(s), mode ofadministration, and the like. The desired dosage can be delivered threetimes a day, two times a day, once a day, every other day, every thirdday, every week, every two weeks, every three weeks, or every fourweeks. In certain embodiments, the desired dosage can be delivered usingmultiple administrations (e.g., two, three, four, five, six, seven,eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, or moreadministrations).

In certain embodiments, an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof for administration one or more times aday may comprise about 0.0001 mg to about 5000 mg, e.g., from about0.0001 mg to about 4000 mg, about 0.0001 mg to about 2000 mg, about0.0001 mg to about 1000 mg, about 0.001 mg to about 1000 mg, about 0.01mg to about 1000 mg, about 0.1 mg to about 1000 mg, about 1 mg to about1000 mg, about 1 mg to about 100 mg, about 10 mg to about 1000 mg, orabout 100 mg to about 1000 mg, of a compound per unit dosage form.

In certain embodiments, a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, orstereoisomer thereof may be at dosage levels sufficient to deliver fromabout 0.001 mg/kg to about 1000 mg/kg, e.g., about 0.001 mg/kg to about500 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg to about 250 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about100 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about40 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 25 mg/kg, about 0.01 mg/kg to about10 mg/kg, about 0.1 mg/kg to about 10 mg/kg, or about 1 mg/kg to about50 mg/kg, of subject body weight per day, one or more times a day, toobtain the desired therapeutic effect.

It will be appreciated that dose ranges as described herein provideguidance for the administration of provided pharmaceutical compositionsto an adult. The amount to be administered to, for example, a child oran adolescent can be determined by a medical practitioner or personskilled in the art and can be lower or the same as that administered toan adult.

It will be also appreciated that a compound or composition, e.g., acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof as describedherein, can be administered in combination with one or more additionalpharmaceutical agents. The compounds or compositions can be administeredin combination with additional pharmaceutical agents that improve theirbioavailability, reduce and/or modify their metabolism, inhibit theirexcretion, and/or modify their distribution within the body. It willalso be appreciated that the therapy employed may achieve a desiredeffect for the same disorder, and/or it may achieve different effects.

The compound or composition can be administered concurrently with, priorto, or subsequent to, one or more additional pharmaceutical agents,which may be useful as, e.g., combination therapies. Pharmaceuticalagents include therapeutically active agents. Pharmaceutical agents alsoinclude prophylactically active agents. Each additional pharmaceuticalagent may be administered at a dose and/or on a time schedule determinedfor that pharmaceutical agent. The additional pharmaceutical agents mayalso be administered together with each other and/or with the compoundor composition described herein in a single dose or administeredseparately in different doses. The particular combination to employ in aregimen will take into account compatibility of the inventive compoundwith the additional pharmaceutical agents and/or the desired therapeuticand/or prophylactic effect to be achieved. In general, it is expectedthat the additional pharmaceutical agents utilized in combination beutilized at levels that do not exceed the levels at which they areutilized individually. In some embodiments, the levels utilized incombination will be lower than those utilized individually.

Exemplary additional pharmaceutical agents include, but are not limitedto, anti-proliferative agents, anti-cancer agents, anti-diabetic agents,anti-inflammatory agents, immunosuppressant agents, and pain-relievingagents. Pharmaceutical agents include small organic molecules such asdrug compounds (e.g., compounds approved by the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration as provided in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)),peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides,polysaccharides, nucleoproteins, mucoproteins, lipoproteins, syntheticpolypeptides or proteins, small molecules linked to proteins,glycoproteins, steroids, nucleic acids, DNAs, RNAs, nucleotides,nucleosides, oligonucleotides, antisense oligonucleotides, lipids,hormones, vitamins, and cells.

Pharmaceutical compositions provided by the present invention includecompositions wherein the active ingredient (e.g., compounds describedherein, including embodiments or examples) is contained in atherapeutically effective amount, i.e., in an amount effective toachieve its intended purpose. The actual amount effective for aparticular application will depend, inter alia, on the condition beingtreated. When administered in methods to treat a disease, suchcompositions will contain an amount of active ingredient effective toachieve the desired result, e.g., modulating the activity of a targetmolecule (e.g. eIF2B, eIF2 or component of eIF2α signal transductionpathway or component of phosphorylated eIF2α pathway or the ISRpathway), and/or reducing, eliminating, or slowing the progression ofdisease symptoms (e.g. symptoms of cancer a neurodegenerative disease, aleukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, ametabolic disease, or a disease or disorder associated with impairedfunction of eIF2B, eIF2α or a component of the eIF2 pathway or ISRpathway). Determination of a therapeutically effective amount of acompound of the invention is well within the capabilities of thoseskilled in the art, especially in light of the detailed disclosureherein.

The dosage and frequency (single or multiple doses) administered to amammal can vary depending upon a variety of factors, for example,whether the mammal suffers from another disease, and its route ofadministration; size, age, sex, health, body weight, body mass index,and diet of the recipient; nature and extent of symptoms of the diseasebeing treated (e.g. a symptom of cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, aleukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, ametabolic disease, or a disease or disorder associated with impairedfunction of eIF2B, eIF2 α, or a component of the eIF2 pathway or ISRpathway), kind of concurrent treatment, complications from the diseasebeing treated or other health-related problems. Other therapeuticregimens or agents can be used in conjunction with the methods andcompounds of Applicants' invention. Adjustment and manipulation ofestablished dosages (e.g., frequency and duration) are well within theability of those skilled in the art.

For any compound described herein, the therapeutically effective amountcan be initially determined from cell culture assays. Targetconcentrations will be those concentrations of active compound(s) thatare capable of achieving the methods described herein, as measured usingthe methods described herein or known in the art.

As is well known in the art, therapeutically effective amounts for usein humans can also be determined from animal models. For example, a dosefor humans can be formulated to achieve a concentration that has beenfound to be effective in animals. The dosage in humans can be adjustedby monitoring compounds effectiveness and adjusting the dosage upwardsor downwards, as described above. Adjusting the dose to achieve maximalefficacy in humans based on the methods described above and othermethods is well within the capabilities of the ordinarily skilledartisan.

Dosages may be varied depending upon the requirements of the patient andthe compound being employed. The dose administered to a patient, in thecontext of the present invention should be sufficient to affect abeneficial therapeutic response in the patient over time. The size ofthe dose also will be determined by the existence, nature, and extent ofany adverse side-effects. Determination of the proper dosage for aparticular situation is within the skill of the practitioner. Generally,treatment is initiated with smaller dosages which are less than theoptimum dose of the compound. Thereafter, the dosage is increased bysmall increments until the optimum effect under circumstances isreached. Dosage amounts and intervals can be adjusted individually toprovide levels of the administered compound effective for the particularclinical indication being treated. This will provide a therapeuticregimen that is commensurate with the severity of the individual'sdisease state.

Utilizing the teachings provided herein, an effective prophylactic ortherapeutic treatment regimen can be planned that does not causesubstantial toxicity and yet is effective to treat the clinical symptomsdemonstrated by the particular patient. This planning should involve thecareful choice of active compound by considering factors such ascompound potency, relative bioavailability, patient body weight,presence and severity of adverse side effects, preferred mode ofadministration and the toxicity profile of the selected agent.

Also encompassed by the invention are kits (e.g., pharmaceutical packs).The inventive kits may be useful for preventing and/or treating adisease (e.g., cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, aninflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, a metabolic disease, orother disease or condition described herein).

The kits provided may comprise an inventive pharmaceutical compositionor compound and a container (e.g., a vial, ampule, bottle, syringe,and/or dispenser package, or other suitable container). In someembodiments, provided kits may optionally further include a secondcontainer comprising a pharmaceutical excipient for dilution orsuspension of an inventive pharmaceutical composition or compound. Insome embodiments, the inventive pharmaceutical composition or compoundprovided in the container and the second container are combined to formone unit dosage form.

Thus, in one aspect, provided are kits including a first containercomprising a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, orstereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof. Incertain embodiments, the kits are useful in preventing and/or treating aproliferative disease in a subject. In certain embodiments, the kitsfurther include instructions for administering a compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical compositionthereof, to a subject to prevent and/or treat a disease describedherein.

Methods of Treatment

The present invention features compounds, compositions, and methodscomprising a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof. In some embodiments,the compounds, compositions, and methods are used in the prevention ortreatment of a disease, disorder, or condition. Exemplary diseases,disorders, or conditions include, but are not limited to aneurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, a cancer, an inflammatorydisease, an autoimmune disease, a viral infection, a skin disease, afibrotic disease, a hemoglobin disease, a kidney disease, a hearing losscondition, an ocular disease, a disease with mutations that leads to UPRinduction, a malaria infection, a musculoskeletal disease, a metabolicdisease, or a mitochondrial disease.

In some embodiments, the disease, disorder, or condition is related to(e.g., caused by) modulation of (e.g., a decrease in) eIF2B activity orlevel, eIF2α activity or level, or a component of the eIF2 pathway orISR pathway. In some embodiments, the disease, disorder, or condition isrelated to modulation of a signaling pathway related to a component ofthe eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway (e.g., phosphorylation of a component ofthe eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway). In some embodiments, the disease,disorder, or condition is related to (e.g., caused by)neurodegeneration. In some embodiments, the disease, disorder, orcondition is related to (e.g., caused by) neural cell death ordysfunction. In some embodiments, the disease, disorder, or condition isrelated to (e.g., caused by) glial cell death or dysfunction. In someembodiments, the disease, disorder, or condition is related to (e.g.,caused by) an increase in the level or activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, or acomponent of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway. In some embodiments, thedisease, disorder, or condition is related to (e.g., caused by) adecrease in the level or activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of theeIF2 pathway or ISR pathway.

In some embodiments, the disease may be caused by a mutation to a geneor protein sequence related to a member of the eIF2 pathway (e.g.,eIF2B, eIF2α, or other component). Exemplary mutations include an aminoacid mutation in the eIF2B1, eIF2B2, eIF2B3, eIF2B4, eIF2B5 subunits. Insome embodiments, an amino acid mutation (e.g., an amino acidsubstitution, addition, or deletion) in a particular protein that mayresult in a structural change, e.g., a conformational or steric change,that affects the function of the protein. For example, in someembodiments, amino acids in and around the active site or close to abinding site (e.g., a phosphorylation site, small molecule binding site,or protein-binding site) may be mutated such that the activity of theprotein is impacted. In some instances, the amino acid mutation (e.g.,an amino acid substitution, addition, or deletion) may be conservativeand may not substantially impact the structure or function of a protein.For example, in certain cases, the substitution of a serine residue witha threonine residue may not significantly impact the function of aprotein. In other cases, the amino acid mutation may be more dramatic,such as the substitution of a charged amino acid (e.g., aspartic acid orlysine) with a large, nonpolar amino acid (e.g., phenylalanine ortryptophan) and therefore may have a substantial impact on proteinfunction. The nature of the mutations that affect the structure offunction of a gene or protein may be readily identified using standardsequencing techniques, e.g., deep sequencing techniques that are wellknown in the art. In some embodiments, a mutation in a member of theeIF2 pathway may affect binding or activity of a compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof andthereby modulate treatment of a particular disease, disorder, orcondition, or a symptom thereof.

In some embodiments, an eIF2 protein may comprise an amino acid mutation(e.g., an amino acid substitution, addition, or deletion) at an alanine,arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine,glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine,phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, orvaline residue. In some embodiments, an eIF2 protein may comprise anamino acid substitution at an alanine, arginine, asparagine, asparticacid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine,isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine,threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, or valine residue. In some embodiments,an eIF2 protein may comprise an amino acid addition at an alanine,arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine,glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine,phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, orvaline residue. In some embodiments, an eIF2 protein may comprise anamino acid deletion at an alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid,cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine,leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine,tryptophan, tyrosine, or valine residue.

In some embodiments, the eIF2 protein may comprise an amino acidmutation (e.g., an amino acid substitution, addition, or deletion) at analanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid,glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine,phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, orvaline residue in the eIF2B1, eIF2B2, eIF2B3, eIF2B4, eIF2B5 subunits.In some embodiments, the eIF2 protein may comprise an amino acidsubstitution at an alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid,cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine,leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine,tryptophan, tyrosine, or valine residue in the eIF2B1, eIF2B2, eIF2B3,eIF2B4, eIF2B5 subunits. In some embodiments, the eIF2 protein maycomprise an amino acid addition at an alanine, arginine, asparagine,aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, histidine,isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine,threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, or valine residue in the eIF2B1,eIF2B2, eIF2B3, eIF2B4, eIF2B5 subunits. In some embodiments, the eIF2protein may comprise an amino acid deletion at an alanine, arginine,asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine,histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine,proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, or valine residue inthe eIF2B1, eIF2B2, eIF2B3, eIF2B4, eIF2B5 subunits. Exemplary mutationsinclude V183F (eIF2B1 subunit), H341Q (eIF2B3), I346T (eIF2B3), R483W(eIF2B4), R113H (eIF2B5), and R195H (eIF2B5).

In some embodiments, an amino acid mutation (e.g., an amino acidsubstitution, addition, or deletion) in a member of the eIF2 pathway(e.g., an eIF2B protein subunit) may affect binding or activity of acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof and thereby modulate treatment of a particulardisease, disorder, or condition, or a symptom thereof.

Neurodegenerative Disease

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat aneurodegenerative disease. As used herein, the term “neurodegenerativedisease” refers to a disease or condition in which the function of asubject's nervous system becomes impaired. Examples of aneurodegenerative disease that may be treated with a compound,pharmaceutical composition, or method described herein includeAlexander's disease, Alper's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophiclateral sclerosis (ALS), Ataxia telangiectasia, Batten disease (alsoknown as Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjogren-Batten disease), Bovine spongiformencephalopathy (BSE), Canavan disease, Cockayne syndrome, Corticobasaldegeneration, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Dystonia, frontotemporaldementia (FTD), Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, Huntington'sdisease, HIV-associated dementia, Kennedy's disease, Krabbe disease,kuru, Lewy body dementia, Machado-Joseph disease (Spinocerebellar ataxiatype 3), Multiple system atrophy, Multisystem proteinopathy, Narcolepsy,Neuroborreliosis, Parkinson's disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease,Pick's disease, Primary lateral sclerosis, Prion diseases, Refsum'sdisease, Sandhoff disease, Schilder's disease, Subacute combineddegeneration of spinal cord secondary to Pernicious Anaemia,Schizophrenia, Spinocerebellar ataxia (multiple types with varyingcharacteristics, e.g., Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 or Spinocerebellarataxia type 8), Spinal muscular atrophy, Steele-Richardson-Olszewskidisease, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration,adrenoleukodystrophy, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, cerebraladrenoleukodystrophy, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease, Krabbe disease,leukodystrophy due to mutation in DARS2 gene (sometimes known aslukoencephalopathy with brainstem and spinal cord involvement andlactate elevation (LBSL), DARS2-related spectrum disorders, or Tabesdorsalis.

In some embodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises vanishingwhite matter disease, childhood ataxia with CNS hypo-myelination, aleukodystrophy, a leukoencephalopathy, a hypomyelinating ordemyelinating disease, an intellectual disability syndrome (e.g.,Fragile X syndrome), Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD),Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, Huntington's disease, dementia(e.g., HIV-associated dementia or Lewy body dementia), kuru, multiplesclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or a prion disease.

In some embodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises vanishingwhite matter disease, childhood ataxia with CNS hypo-myelination, aleukodystrophy, a leukoencephalopathy, a hypomyelinating ordemyelinating disease, or an intellectual disability syndrome (e.g.,Fragile X syndrome).

In some embodiments, the neurodegenerative disease comprises apsychiatric disease such as agoraphobia, Alzheimer's disease, anorexianervosa, amnesia, anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder, bipolardisorder, body dysmorphic disorder, bulimia nervosa, claustrophobia,depression, delusions, Diogenes syndrome, dyspraxia, insomnia,Munchausen's syndrome, narcolepsy, narcissistic personality disorder,obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychosis, phobic disorder,schizophrenia, seasonal affective disorder, schizoid personalitydisorder, sleepwalking, social phobia, substance abuse, tardivedyskinesia, Tourette syndrome, or trichotillomania.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treatvanishing white matter disease. Exemplary methods of treating vanishingwhite matter disease include, but are not limited to, reducing oreliminating a symptom of vanishing white matter disease, reducing theloss of white matter, reducing the loss of myelin, increasing the amountof myelin, or increasing the amount of white matter in a subject.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treatchildhood ataxia with CNS hypo-myelination. Exemplary methods oftreating childhood ataxia with CNS hypo-myelination include, but are notlimited to, reducing or eliminating a symptom of childhood ataxia withCNS hypo-myelination, increasing the level of myelin, or decreasing theloss of myelin in a subject.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat anintellectual disability syndrome (e.g., Fragile X syndrome). Exemplarymethods of treating an intellectual disability syndrome include, but arenot limited to, reducing or eliminating a symptom of an intellectualdisability syndrome.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treatneurodegeneration. Exemplary methods of treating neurodegenerationinclude, but are not limited to, improvement of mental wellbeing,increasing mental function, slowing the decrease of mental function,decreasing dementia, delaying the onset of dementia, improving cognitiveskills, decreasing the loss of cognitive skills, improving memory,decreasing the degradation of memory, or extending survival.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat aleukoencephalopathy or demyelinating disease. Exemplaryleukoencephalopathies include, but are not limited to, progressivemultifocal leukoencephalopathy, toxic leukoencephalopathy,leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter, leukoencephalopathywith neuroaxonal spheroids, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathysyndrome, hypertensive leukoencephalopathy, megalencephalicleukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts, Charcot-Marie-Toothdisorder, and Devic's disease. A leukoencephalopathy may comprise ademyelinating disease, which may be inherited or acquired. In someembodiments, an acquired demyelinating disease may be an inflammatorydemyelinating disease (e.g., an infectious inflammatory demyelinatingdisease or a non-infectious inflammatory demyelinating disease), a toxicdemyelinating disease, a metabolic demyelinating disease, a hypoxicdemyelinating disease, a traumatic demyelinating disease, or an ischemicdemyelinating disease (e.g., Binswanger's disease). Exemplary methods oftreating a leukoencephalopathy or demyelinating disease include, but arenot limited to, reducing or eliminating a symptom of aleukoencephalopathy or demyelinating disease, reducing the loss ofmyelin, increasing the amount of myelin, reducing the loss of whitematter in a subject, or increasing the amount of white matter in asubject.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat atraumatic injury or a toxin-induced injury to the nervous system (e.g.,the brain). Exemplary traumatic brain injuries include, but are notlimited to, a brain abscess, concussion, ischemia, brain bleeding,cranial fracture, diffuse axonal injury, locked-in syndrome, or injuryrelating to a traumatic force or blow to the nervous system or brainthat causes damage to an organ or tissue. Exemplary toxin-induced braininjuries include, but are not limited to, toxic encephalopathy,meningitis (e.g. bacterial meningitis or viral meningitis),meningoencephalitis, encephalitis (e.g., Japanese encephalitis, easternequine encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis), Guillan-Barre syndrome,Sydenham's chorea, rabies, leprosy, neurosyphilis, a prion disease, orexposure to a chemical (e.g., arsenic, lead, toluene, ethanol,manganese, fluoride, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT),dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), tetrachloroethylene, apolybrominated diphenyl ether, a pesticide, a sodium channel inhibitor,a potassium channel inhibitor, a chloride channel inhibitor, a calciumchannel inhibitor, or a blood brain barrier inhibitor).

In other embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to improvememory in a subject. Induction of memory has been shown to befacilitated by decreased and impaired by increased eIF2αphosphorylation. Regulators of translation, such as compounds disclosedherein (e.g. a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II)), could serve astherapeutic agents that improve memory in human disorders associatedwith memory loss such as Alzheimer's disease and in other neurologicaldisorders that activate the UPR or ISR in neurons and thus could havenegative effects on memory consolidation such as Parkinson's disease,schizophrenia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and prion diseases.In addition, a mutation in eIF2γ that disrupts complex integrity linkedintellectual disability (intellectual disability syndrome or ID) toimpaired translation initiation in humans. Hence, two diseases withimpaired eIF2 function, ID and VWM, display distinct phenotypes but bothaffect mainly the brain and impair learning. In some embodiments, thedisease or condition is unsatisfactory memory (e.g., working memory,long term memory, short term memory, or memory consolidation).

In still other embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II),or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used in a method toimprove memory in a subject (e.g., working memory, long term memory,short term memory, or memory consolidation). In some embodiments, thesubject is human. In some embodiments, the subject is a non-humanmammal. In some embodiments, the subject is a domesticated animal. Insome embodiments, the subject is a dog. In some embodiments, the subjectis a bird. In some embodiments, the subject is a horse. In embodiments,the patient is a bovine. In some embodiments, the subject is a primate.

Cancer

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat cancer. As usedherein, “cancer” refers to human cancers and carcinomas, sarcomas,adenocarcinomas, lymphomas, leukemias, melanomas, etc., including solidand lymphoid cancers, kidney, breast, lung, bladder, colon, ovarian,prostate, pancreas, stomach, brain, head and neck, skin, uterine,testicular, glioma, esophagus, liver cancer, including hepatocarcinoma,lymphoma, including B-acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, non-Hodgkin'slymphomas (e.g., Burkitt's, Small Cell, and Large Cell lymphomas),Hodgkin's lymphoma, leukemia (including AML, ALL, and CML), and/ormultiple myeloma. In some further instances, “cancer” refers to lungcancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, melanoma,pancreatic cancer, sarcoma, bladder cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer,cervical cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, livercancer, head and neck cancer, kidney cancer, myeloma, thyroid cancer,prostate cancer, metastatic cancer, or carcinoma.

As used herein, the term “cancer” refers to all types of cancer,neoplasm or malignant tumors found in mammals, including leukemia,lymphoma, carcinomas and sarcomas. Exemplary cancers that may be treatedwith a compound, pharmaceutical composition, or method provided hereininclude lymphoma, sarcoma, bladder cancer, bone cancer, brain tumor,cervical cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, headand neck cancer, kidney cancer, myeloma, thyroid cancer, leukemia,prostate cancer, breast cancer (e.g., ER positive, ER negative,chemotherapy resistant, herceptin resistant, HER2 positive, doxorubicinresistant, tamoxifen resistant, ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma,primary, metastatic), ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer(e.g., hepatocellular carcinoma), lung cancer (e.g., non-small cell lungcarcinoma, squamous cell lung carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large cell lungcarcinoma, small cell lung carcinoma, carcinoid, sarcoma), glioblastomamultiforme, glioma, or melanoma. Additional examples include, cancer ofthe thyroid, endocrine system, brain, breast, cervix, colon, head &neck, liver, kidney, lung, non-small cell lung, melanoma, mesothelioma,ovary, sarcoma, stomach, uterus or Medulloblastoma (e.g., WNT-dependentpediatric medulloblastoma), Hodgkin's Disease, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma,multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, glioma, glioblastoma multiforme,ovarian cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma, primary thrombocytosis, primarymacroglobulinemia, primary brain tumors, cancer, malignant pancreaticinsulanoma, malignant carcinoid, urinary bladder cancer, premalignantskin lesions, testicular cancer, lymphomas, thyroid cancer,neuroblastoma, esophageal cancer, genitourinary tract cancer, malignanthypercalcemia, endometrial cancer, adrenal cortical cancer, neoplasms ofthe endocrine or exocrine pancreas, medullary thyroid cancer, medullarythyroid carcinoma, melanoma, colorectal cancer, papillary thyroidcancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, Paget's Disease of the Nipple,Phyllodes Tumors, Lobular Carcinoma, Ductal Carcinoma, cancer of thepancreatic stellate cells, cancer of the hepatic stellate cells, orprostate cancer.

The term “leukemia” refers broadly to progressive, malignant diseases ofthe blood-forming organs and is generally characterized by a distortedproliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in theblood and bone marrow. Leukemia is generally clinically classified onthe basis of (1) the duration and character of the disease-acute orchronic; (2) the type of cell involved; myeloid (myelogenous), lymphoid(lymphogenous), or monocytic; and (3) the increase or non-increase inthe number abnormal cells in the blood-leukemic or aleukemic(subleukemic). Exemplary leukemias that may be treated with a compound,pharmaceutical composition, or method provided herein include, forexample, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia,acute granulocytic leukemia, chronic granulocytic leukemia, acutepromyelocytic leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia, aleukemic leukemia, aleukocythemic leukemia, basophylic leukemia, blast cell leukemia, bovineleukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, leukemia cutis, embryonalleukemia, eosinophilic leukemia, Gross' leukemia, hairy-cell leukemia,hemoblastic leukemia, hemocytoblastic leukemia, histiocytic leukemia,stem cell leukemia, acute monocytic leukemia, leukopenic leukemia,lymphatic leukemia, lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphocytic leukemia,lymphogenous leukemia, lymphoid leukemia, lymphosarcoma cell leukemia,mast cell leukemia, megakaryocyte leukemia, micromyeloblastic leukemia,monocytic leukemia, myeloblasts leukemia, myelocytic leukemia, myeloidgranulocytic leukemia, myelomonocytic leukemia, Naegeli leukemia, plasmacell leukemia, multiple myeloma, plasmacytic leukemia, promyelocyticleukemia, Rieder cell leukemia, Schilling's leukemia, stem cellleukemia, subleukemic leukemia, or undifferentiated cell leukemia.

The term “sarcoma” generally refers to a tumor which is made up of asubstance like the embryonic connective tissue and is generally composedof closely packed cells embedded in a fibrillar or homogeneoussubstance. Sarcomas that may be treated with a compound, pharmaceuticalcomposition, or method provided herein include a chondrosarcoma,fibrosarcoma, lymphosarcoma, melanosarcoma, myxosarcoma, osteosarcoma,Abemethy's sarcoma, adipose sarcoma, liposarcoma, alveolar soft partsarcoma, ameloblastic sarcoma, botryoid sarcoma, chloroma sarcoma,chorio carcinoma, embryonal sarcoma, Wilms' tumor sarcoma, endometrialsarcoma, stromal sarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, fascial sarcoma, fibroblasticsarcoma, giant cell sarcoma, granulocytic sarcoma, Hodgkin's sarcoma,idiopathic multiple pigmented hemorrhagic sarcoma, immunoblastic sarcomaof B cells, lymphoma, immunoblastic sarcoma of T-cells, Jensen'ssarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, Kupffer cell sarcoma, angiosarcoma,leukosarcoma, malignant mesenchymoma sarcoma, parosteal sarcoma,reticulocytic sarcoma, Rous sarcoma, serocystic sarcoma, synovialsarcoma, or telangiectaltic sarcoma.

The term “melanoma” is taken to mean a tumor arising from themelanocytic system of the skin and other organs. Melanomas that may betreated with a compound, pharmaceutical composition, or method providedherein include, for example, acral-lentiginous melanoma, amelanoticmelanoma, benign juvenile melanoma, Cloudman's melanoma, S91 melanoma,Harding-Passey melanoma, juvenile melanoma, lentigo maligna melanoma,malignant melanoma, nodular melanoma, subungal melanoma, or superficialspreading melanoma.

The term “carcinoma” refers to a malignant new growth made up ofepithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and giverise to metastases. Exemplary carcinomas that may be treated with acompound, pharmaceutical composition, or method provided herein include,for example, medullary thyroid carcinoma, familial medullary thyroidcarcinoma, acinar carcinoma, acinous carcinoma, adenocystic carcinoma,adenoid cystic carcinoma, carcinoma adenomatosumi, carcinoma of adrenalcortex, alveolar carcinoma, alveolar cell carcinoma, basal cellcarcinoma, basaloid carcinoma, basosquamous cell carcinoma,bronchioalveolar carcinoma, bronchiolar carcinoma, bronchogeniccarcinoma, cerebriform carcinoma, cholangiocellular carcinoma, chorioniccarcinoma, colloid carcinoma, comedo carcinoma, corpus carcinoma,cribriform carcinoma, carcinoma en cuirasse, carcinoma cutaneum,cylindrical carcinoma, cylindrical cell carcinoma, duct carcinoma,ductal carcinoma, carcinoma durum, embryonal carcinoma, encephaloidcarcinoma, epidermoid carcinoma, carcinoma epitheliale adenoides,exophytic carcinoma, carcinoma ex ulcere, carcinoma fibrosum,gelatiniforni carcinoma, gelatinous carcinoma, giant cell carcinoma,carcinoma gigantocellulare, glandular carcinoma, granulosa cellcarcinoma, hair-matrix carcinoma, hematoid carcinoma, hepatocellularcarcinoma, Hurthle cell carcinoma, hyaline carcinoma, hypernephroidcarcinoma, infantile embryonal carcinoma, carcinoma in situ,intraepidermal carcinoma, intraepithelial carcinoma, Krompecher'scarcinoma, Kulchitzky-cell carcinoma, large-cell carcinoma, lenticularcarcinoma, carcinoma lenticulare, lipomatous carcinoma, lobularcarcinoma, lymphoepithelial carcinoma, carcinoma medullare, medullarycarcinoma, melanotic carcinoma, carcinoma molle, mucinous carcinoma,carcinoma muciparum, carcinoma mucocellulare, mucoepidermoid carcinoma,carcinoma mucosum, mucous carcinoma, carcinoma myxomatodes,nasopharyngeal carcinoma, oat cell carcinoma, carcinoma ossificans,osteoid carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, periportal carcinoma,preinvasive carcinoma, prickle cell carcinoma, pultaceous carcinoma,renal cell carcinoma of kidney, reserve cell carcinoma, carcinomasarcomatodes, schneiderian carcinoma, scirrhous carcinoma, carcinomascroti, signet-ring cell carcinoma, carcinoma simplex, small-cellcarcinoma, solanoid carcinoma, spheroidal cell carcinoma, spindle cellcarcinoma, carcinoma spongiosum, squamous carcinoma, squamous cellcarcinoma, string carcinoma, carcinoma telangiectaticum, carcinomatelangiectodes, transitional cell carcinoma, carcinoma tuberosum,tubular carcinoma, tuberous carcinoma, verrucous carcinoma, or carcinomavillosum.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, orstereoisomer thereof is used to treat pancreatic cancer, breast cancer,multiple myeloma, cancers of secretory cells. For example certainmethods herein treat cancer by decreasing or reducing or preventing theoccurrence, growth, metastasis, or progression of cancer. In someembodiments, the methods described herein may be used to treat cancer bydecreasing or eliminating a symptom of cancer. In some embodiments, thecompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof may be used asa single agent in a composition or in combination with another agent ina composition to treat a cancer described herein (e.g., pancreaticcancer, breast cancer, multiple myeloma, cancers of secretory cells).

In some embodiments, the compounds (compounds described herein, e.g., acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II)) and compositions (e.g.,compositions comprising a compound described herein, e.g., a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II))) are used with a cancer immunotherapy(e.g., a checkpoint blocking antibody) to treat a subject (e.g., a humansubject), e.g., suffering from a disease or disorder described herein(e.g., abnormal cell growth, e.g., cancer (e.g., a cancer describedherein)). The methods described herein comprise administering a compounddescribed herein, e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) and animmunotherapy to a subject having abnormal cell growth such as cancer.Exemplary immunotherapies include, but are not limited to the following.

In some embodiments, the immunotherapeutic agent is a compound (e.g., aligand, an antibody) that inhibits the immune checkpoint blockadepathway. In some embodiments, the immunotherapeutic agent is a compoundthat inhibits the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) pathway. In someembodiments, the immunotherapeutic agent is a compound that agonizes theSTING pathway. Cancer immunotherapy refers to the use of the immunesystem to treat cancer. Three groups of immunotherapy used to treatcancer include cell-based, antibody-based, and cytokine therapies. Allgroups exploit cancer cells' display of subtly different structures(e.g., molecular structure; antigens, proteins, molecules,carbohydrates) on their surface that can be detected by the immunesystem. Cancer immunotherapy (i.e., anti-tumor immunotherapy oranti-tumor immunotherapeutics) includes but is not limited to, immunecheckpoint antibodies (e.g., PD-1 antibodies, PD-L1 antibodies, PD-L2antibodies, CTLA-4 antibodies, TIM3 antibodies, LAG3 antibodies, TIGITantibodies); and cancer vaccines (i.e., anti-tumor vaccines or vaccinesbased on neoantigens such as a peptide or RNA vaccine).

Cell-based therapies (e.g., cancer vaccines), usually involve theremoval of immune cells from a subject suffering from cancer, eitherfrom the blood or from a tumor. Immune cells specific for the tumor willbe activated, grown, and returned to a subject suffering from cancerwhere the immune cells provide an immune response against the cancer.Cell types that can be used in this way are e.g., natural killer cells,lymphokine-activated killer cells, cytotoxic T-cells, dendritic cells,CAR-T therapies (i.e., chimeric antigen receptor T-cells which areT-cells engineered to target specific antigens), TIL therapy (i.e.,administration of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes), TCR gene therapy,protein vaccines, and nucleic acid vaccines. An exemplary cell-basedtherapy is Provenge. In some embodiments, the cell-based therapy is aCAR-T therapy.

Interleukin-2 and interferon-alpha are examples of cytokines, proteinsthat regulate and coordinate the behavior of the immune system.

Cancer Vaccines with Neoantigens

Neoantigens are antigens encoded by tumor-specific mutated genes.Technological innovations have made it possible to dissect the immuneresponse to patient-specific neoantigens that arise as a consequence oftumor-specific mutations, and emerging data suggest that recognition ofsuch neoantigens is a major factor in the activity of clinicalimmunotherapies. These observations indicate that neoantigen load mayform a biomarker in cancer immunotherapy. Many novel therapeuticapproaches are being developed that selectively enhance T cellreactivity against this class of antigens. One approach to targetneoantigens is via cancer vaccine. These vaccines can be developed usingpeptides or RNA, e.g., synthetic peptides or synthetic RNA.

Antibody therapies are antibody proteins produced by the immune systemand that bind to a target antigen on the surface of a cell. Antibodiesare typically encoded by an immunoglobulin gene or genes, or fragmentsthereof. In normal physiology antibodies are used by the immune systemto fight pathogens. Each antibody is specific to one or a few proteins,and those that bind to cancer antigens are used, e.g., for the treatmentof cancer. Antibodies are capable of specifically binding an antigen orepitope. (Fundamental Immunology, 3_(rd) Edition, W. E., Paul, ed.,Raven Press, N.Y. (1993). Specific binding occurs to the correspondingantigen or epitope even in the presence of a heterogeneous population ofproteins and other biologics. Specific binding of an antibody indicatesthat it binds to its target antigen or epitope with an affinity that issubstantially greater than binding to irrelevant antigens. The relativedifference in affinity is often at least 25% greater, more often atleast 50% greater, most often at least 100% greater. The relativedifference can be at least 2-fold, at least 5-fold, at least 10-fold, atleast 25-fold, at least 50-fold, at least 100-fold, or at least1000-fold, for example.

Exemplary types of antibodies include without limitation human,humanized, chimeric, monoclonal, polyclonal, single chain, antibodybinding fragments, and diabodies. Once bound to a cancer antigen,antibodies can induce antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity,activate the complement system, prevent a receptor interacting with itsligand or deliver a payload of chemotherapy or radiation, all of whichcan lead to cell death. Exemplary antibodies for the treatment of cancerinclude but are not limited to, Alemtuzumab, Bevacizumab, Bretuximabvedotin, Cetuximab, Gemtuzumab ozogamicin, Ibritumomab tiuxetan,Ipilimumab, Ofatumumab, Panitumumab, Rituximab, Tositumomab,Trastuzumab, Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, Avelumab, durvalumab andpidilizumab.

Checkpoint Blocking Antibodies

The methods described herein comprise, in some embodiments, treating ahuman subject suffering from a disease or disorder described herein, themethod comprising administering a composition comprising a cancerimmunotherapy (e.g., an immunotherapeutic agent). In some embodiments,the immunotherapeutic agent is a compound (e.g., an inhibitor orantibody) that inhibits the immune checkpoint blockade pathway. Immunecheckpoint proteins, under normal physiological conditions, maintainself-tolerance (e.g., prevent autoimmunity) and protect tissues fromdamage when the immune system is responding to e.g., pathogenicinfection. Immune checkpoint proteins can be dysregulated by tumors asan important immune resistance mechanism. (Pardoll, Nature Rev. Cancer,2012, 12, 252-264). Agonists of co-stimulatory receptors or antagonistsof inhibitory signals (e.g., immune checkpoint proteins), provide anamplification of antigen-specific T-cell responses. Antibodies thatblock immune checkpoints do not target tumor cells directly buttypically target lymphocyte receptors or their ligands to enhanceendogenous antitumor activity.

Exemplary checkpoint blocking antibodies include but are not limited to,anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-LAG3 (i.e., antibodies against lymphocyteactivation gene 3), and anti-TIM3 (i.e., antibodies against T-cellmembrane protein 3). Exemplary anti-CTLA-4 antibodies include but arenot limited to, ipilimumab and tremelimumab. Exemplary anti-PD-1 ligandsinclude but are not limited to, PD-L1 (i.e., B7-H1 and CD274) and PD-L2(i.e., B7-DC and CD273). Exemplary anti-PD-1 antibodies include but arenot limited to, nivolumab (i.e., MDX-1106, BMS-936558, or ONO-4538)),CT-011, AMP-224, pembrolizumab (trade name Keytruda), and MK-3475.Exemplary PD-L1-specific antibodies include but are not limited to,BMS936559 (i.e., MDX-1105), MEDI4736 and MPDL-3280A. Exemplarycheckpoint blocking antibodies also include but are not limited to,IMP321 and MGA271.

T-regulatory cells (e.g., CD4+, CD25+, or T-reg) are also involved inpolicing the distinction between self and non-self (e.g., foreign)antigens, and may represent an important mechanism in suppression ofimmune response in many cancers. T-reg cells can either emerge from thethymus (i.e., “natural T-reg”) or can differentiate from mature T-cellsunder circumstances of peripheral tolerance induction (i.e., “inducedT-reg”). Strategies that minimize the action of T-reg cells wouldtherefore be expected to facilitate the immune response to tumors.(Sutmuller, van Duivernvoorde et al., 2001).

IDO Pathway Inhibitors

The IDO pathway regulates immune response by suppressing T cell functionand enabling local tumor immune escape. IDO expression byantigen-presenting cells (APCs) can lead to tryptophan depletion, andresulting antigen-specific T cell energy and regulatory T cellrecruitment.

Some tumors even express IDO to shield themselves from the immunesystem. A compound that inhibits IDO or the IDO pathway therebyactivating the immune system to attack the cancer (e.g., tumor in asubject). Exemplary IDO pathway inhibitors include indoximod,epacadostat and EOS200271.

STING Pathway Agonists

Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is an adaptor protein that playsan important role in the activation of type I interferons in response tocytosolic nucleic acid ligands. Evidence indicates involvement of theSTING pathway in the induction of antitumor immune response. It has beenshown that activation of the STING-dependent pathway in cancer cells canresult in tumor infiltration with immune cells and modulation of theanticancer immune response. STING agonists are being developed as aclass of cancer therapeutics. Exemplary STING agonists include MK-1454and ADU-S100.

Co-Stimulatory Antibodies

The methods described herein comprise, in some embodiments, treating ahuman subject suffering from a disease or disorder described herein, themethod comprising administering a composition comprising a cancerimmunotherapy (e.g., an immunotherapeutic agent). In some embodiments,the immunotherapeutic agent is a co-stimulatory inhibitor or antibody.In some embodiments, the methods described herein comprise depleting oractivating anti-4-1BB, anti-OX40, anti-GITR, anti-CD27 and anti-CD40,and variants thereof.

Inventive methods of the present invention contemplate single as well asmultiple administrations of a therapeutically effective amount of acompound as described herein.

Compounds, e.g., a compound as described herein, can be administered atregular intervals, depending on the nature, severity and extent of thesubject's condition. In some embodiments, a compound described herein isadministered in a single dose. In some embodiments, a compound describedherein is administered in multiple doses.

Inflammatory Disease In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof isused to treat an inflammatory disease. As used herein, the term“inflammatory disease” refers to a disease or condition characterized byaberrant inflammation (e.g. an increased level of inflammation comparedto a control such as a healthy person not suffering from a disease).Examples of inflammatory diseases include postoperative cognitivedysfunction, arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis,juvenile idiopathic arthritis), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),myasthenia gravis, juvenile onset diabetes, diabetes mellitus type 1,Guillain-Barre syndrome, Hashimoto's encephalitis, Hashimoto'sthyroiditis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, Sjogren's syndrome,vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, auto-immune thyroiditis, Behcet'sdisease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, bullous pemphigoid,sarcoidosis, ichthyosis, Graves' ophthalmopathy, inflammatory boweldisease, Addison's disease, Vitiligo, asthma (e.g., allergic asthma),acne vulgaris, celiac disease, chronic prostatitis, inflammatory boweldisease, pelvic inflammatory disease, reperfusion injury, sarcoidosis,transplant rejection, interstitial cystitis, atherosclerosis, and atopicdermatitis. Proteins associated with inflammation and inflammatorydiseases (e.g. aberrant expression being a symptom or cause or marker ofthe disease) include interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8),interleukin-18 (IL-18), TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-alpha), andC-reactive protein (CRP).

In some embodiments, the inflammatory disease comprises postoperativecognitive dysfunction, arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, psoriaticarthritis, or juvenile idiopathic arthritis), systemic lupuserythematosus (SLE), myasthenia gravis, diabetes (e.g., juvenile onsetdiabetes or diabetes mellitus type 1), Guillain-Barre syndrome,Hashimoto's encephalitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, ankylosingspondylitis, psoriasis, Sjogren's syndrome, vasculitis,glomerulonephritis, auto-immune thyroiditis, Behcet's disease, Crohn'sdisease, ulcerative colitis, bullous pemphigoid, sarcoidosis,ichthyosis, Graves' ophthalmopathy, inflammatory bowel disease,Addison's disease, vitiligo, asthma (e.g., allergic asthma), acnevulgaris, celiac disease, chronic prostatitis, pelvic inflammatorydisease, reperfusion injury, sarcoidosis, transplant rejection,interstitial cystitis, atherosclerosis, or atopic dermatitis.

In some embodiments, the inflammatory disease comprises postoperativecognitive dysfunction, which refers to a decline in cognitive function(e.g. memory or executive function (e.g. working memory, reasoning, taskflexibility, speed of processing, or problem solving)) followingsurgery.

In other embodiments, the method of treatment is a method of prevention.For example, a method of treating postsurgical cognitive dysfunction mayinclude preventing postsurgical cognitive dysfunction or a symptom ofpostsurgical cognitive dysfunction or reducing the severity of a symptomof postsurgical cognitive dysfunction by administering a compounddescribed herein prior to surgery.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat aninflammatory disease (e.g., an inflammatory disease described herein) bydecreasing or eliminating a symptom of the disease. In some embodiments,the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof may be used as a single agent in a compositionor in combination with another agent in a composition to treat aninflammatory disease (e.g., an inflammatory disease described herein).

Musculoskeletal Diseases

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat amusculoskeletal disease. As used herein, the term “musculoskeletaldisease” refers to a disease or condition in which the function of asubject's musculoskeletal system (e.g., muscles, ligaments, tendons,cartilage, or bones) becomes impaired. Exemplary musculoskeletaldiseases that may be treated with a compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof includemuscular dystrophy (e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker musculardystrophy, distal muscular dystrophy, congenital muscular dystrophy,Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral musculardystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1, or myotonic musculardystrophy type 2), limb girdle muscular dystrophy, multisystemproteinopathy, rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, X-linked recessivechondrodysplasia punctata, Conradi-Hnermann syndrome, Autosomal dominantchondrodysplasia punctata, stress induced skeletal disorders (e.g.,stress induced osteoporosis), multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateralsclerosis (ALS), primary lateral sclerosis, progressive muscularatrophy, progressive bulbar palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, spinal muscularatrophy, progressive spinobulbar muscular atrophy, spinal cordspasticity, spinal muscle atrophy, myasthenia gravis, neuralgia,fibromyalgia, Machado-Joseph disease, Paget's disease of bone, crampfasciculation syndrome, Freidrich's ataxia, a muscle wasting disorder(e.g., muscle atrophy, sarcopenia, cachexia), an inclusion bodymyopathy, motor neuron disease, or paralysis.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat amusculoskeletal disease (e.g., a musculoskeletal disease describedherein) by decreasing or eliminating a symptom of the disease. In someembodiments, the method of treatment comprises treatment of muscle painor muscle stiffness associated with a musculoskeletal disease. In someembodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be used as a singleagent in a composition or in combination with another agent in acomposition to treat a musculoskeletal disease (e.g., a musculoskeletaldisease described herein).

Metabolic Diseases

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treatmetabolic disease. As used herein, the term “metabolic disease” refersto a disease or condition affecting a metabolic process in a subject.Exemplary metabolic diseases that may be treated with a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof include non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), non-alcoholicfatty liver disease (NAFLD), liver fibrosis, obesity, heart disease,atherosclerosis, arthritis, cystinosis, diabetes (e.g., Type I diabetes,Type II diabetes, or gestational diabetes), phenylketonuria,proliferative retinopathy, or Kearns-Sayre disease.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat ametabolic disease (e.g., a metabolic disease described herein) bydecreasing or eliminating a symptom of the disease. In some embodiments,the method of treatment comprises decreasing or eliminating a symptomcomprising elevated blood pressure, elevated blood sugar level, weightgain, fatigue, blurred vision, abdominal pain, flatulence, constipation,diarrhea, jaundice, and the like. In some embodiments, the compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof may be used as asingle agent in a composition or in combination with another agent in acomposition to treat a metabolic disease (e.g., a musculoskeletaldisease described herein).

Mitochondrial Diseases

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treatmitochondrial disease. As used herein, the term “mitochondrial disease”refers to a disease or condition affecting the mitochondria in asubject. In some embodiments, the mitochondrial disease is associatedwith, or is a result of, or is caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, oneor more mitochondrial protein mutations, or one or more mitochondrialDNA mutations. In some embodiments, the mitochondrial disease is amitochondrial myopathy. In some embodiments, mitochondrial diseases,e.g., the mitochondrial myopathy, that may be treated with a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof include, e.g., Barth syndrome, chronic progressive externalophthalmoplegia (cPEO), Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), Leigh syndrome(e.g., MILS, or maternally inherited Leigh syndrome), mitochondrial DNAdepletion syndromes (MDDS, e.g., Alpers syndrome), mitochondrialencephalomyopathy (e.g., mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lacticacidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS)), mitochondrialneurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE), myoclonus epilepsy withragged red fibers (MERRF), neuropathy, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa(NARP), Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), and Pearsonsyndrome.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat amitochondrial disease described herein by decreasing or eliminating asymptom of the disease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof maybe used as a single agent in a composition or in combination withanother agent in a composition to treat a mitochondrial diseasedescribed herein.

Hearing Loss

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treathearing loss. As used herein, the term “hearing loss” or “hearing losscondition” may broadly encompass any damage to the auditory systems,organs, and cells or any impairment of an animal subject's ability tohear sound, as measured by standard methods and assessments known in theart, for example otoacoustic emission testing, pure tone testing, andauditory brainstem response testing. Exemplary hearing loss conditionsthat may be treated with a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof include, but are notlimited to, mitochondrial nonsyndromic hearing loss and deafness, haircell death, age-related hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss,genetic or inherited hearing loss, hearing loss experienced as a resultof ototoxic exposure, hearing loss resulting from disease, and hearingloss resulting from trauma. In some embodiments, mitochondrialnonsyndromic hearing loss and deafness is a MT-RNR1-related hearingloss. In some embodiments, the MT-RNR1-related hearing loss is theresult of amino glycoside ototoxicity. In some embodiments,mitochondrial nonsyndromic hearing loss and deafness is a MT-TS1-relatedhearing loss. In some embodiments, mitochondrial nonsyndromic hearingloss and deafness is characterized by sensorineural hearing loss.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat ahearing loss condition described herein by decreasing or eliminating asymptom of the disease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof maybe used as a single agent in a composition or in combination withanother agent in a composition to treat a hearing loss conditiondescribed herein.

Ocular Disease

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat eyedisease. As used herein, the term “ocular disease” may refer to adisease or condition in which the function of a subject's eye becomesimpaired. Exemplary ocular diseases and conditions that may be treatedwith a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof include cataracts, glaucoma, endoplasmicreticulum (ER) stress, autophagy deficiency, age-related maculardegeneration (AMD), or diabetic retinopathy.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat anocular disease or condition described herein by decreasing oreliminating a symptom of the disease. In some embodiments, the compoundof Formula (I) or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof may be used as a single agent in a composition or in combinationwith another agent in a composition to treat an ocular disease orcondition described herein.

Kidney Diseases

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat kidneydisease. As used herein, the term “kidney disease” may refer to adisease or condition in which the function of a subject's kidneysbecomes impaired. Exemplary kidney diseases that may be treated with acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof include Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome(Nephropathic Cystinosis), Abdominal Compartment Syndrome,Acetaminophen-induced Nephrotoxicity, Acute Kidney Failure/Acute KidneyInjury, Acute Lobar Nephronia, Acute Phosphate Nephropathy, AcuteTubular Necrosis, Adenine Phosphoribosyltransferase Deficiency,Adenovirus Nephritis, Alagille Syndrome, Alport Syndrome, Amyloidosis,ANCA Vasculitis Related to Endocarditis and Other Infections,Angiomyolipoma, Analgesic Nephropathy, Anorexia Nervosa and KidneyDisease, Angiotensin Antibodies and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis,Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Anti-TNF-α Therapy-relatedGlomerulonephritis, APOL1 Mutations, Apparent Mineralocorticoid ExcessSyndrome, Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy, Chinese Herbal Nephropathy,Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, Arteriovenous Malformations and Fistulas ofthe Urologic Tract, Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia, Bardet-BiedlSyndrome, Bartter Syndrome, Bath Salts and Acute Kidney Injury, BeerPotomania, Beeturia, β-Thalassemia Renal Disease, Bile Cast Nephropathy,BK Polyoma Virus Nephropathy in the Native Kidney, Bladder Rupture,Bladder Sphincter Dyssynergia, Bladder Tamponade, Border-Crossers'Nephropathy, Bourbon Virus and Acute Kidney Injury, Burnt SugarcaneHarvesting and Acute Renal Dysfunction, Byetta and Renal Failure, ClqNephropathy, C3 Glomerulopathy, C3 Glomerulopathy with MonoclonalGammopathy, C4 Glomerulopathy, Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity,Callilepsis Laureola Poisoning, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Acute RenalFailure, Cardiorenal syndrome, Carfilzomib-Induced Renal Injury, CFHR5nephropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease with Glomerulopathy, ChineseHerbal Medicines and Nephrotoxicity, Cherry Concentrate and Acute KidneyInjury, Cholesterol Emboli, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Chyluria,Ciliopathy, Cocaine and the Kidney, Cold Diuresis, ColistinNephrotoxicity, Collagenofibrotic Glomerulopathy, CollapsingGlomerulopathy, Collapsing Glomerulopathy Related to CMV, CombinationAntiretroviral (cART) Related-Nephropathy, Congenital Anomalies of theKidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT), Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome,Congestive Renal Failure, Conorenal syndrome (Mainzer-Saldino Syndromeor Saldino-Mainzer Disease), Contrast Nephropathy, Copper SulphateIntoxication, Cortical Necrosis, Crizotinib-related Acute Kidney Injury,Cryocrystalglobulinemia, Cryoglobuinemia, Crystalglobulin-InducedNephropathy, Crystal-Induced Acute Kidney injury, Crystal-StoringHistiocytosis, Cystic Kidney Disease, Acquired, Cystinuria,Dasatinib-Induced Nephrotic-Range Proteinuria, Dense Deposit Disease(MPGN Type 2), Dent Disease (X-linked Recessive Nephrolithiasis), DHACrystalline Nephropathy, Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome, Diabetes andDiabetic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Insipidus, Dietary Supplements andRenal Failure, Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis, Diuresis, Djenkol BeanPoisoning (Djenkolism), Down Syndrome and Kidney Disease, Drugs of Abuseand Kidney Disease, Duplicated Ureter, EAST syndrome, Ebola and theKidney, Ectopic Kidney, Ectopic Ureter, Edema, Swelling, Erdheim-ChesterDisease, Fabry's Disease, Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia, FanconiSyndrome, Fraser syndrome, Fibronectin Glomerulopathy, FibrillaryGlomerulonephritis and Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy, Fraley syndrome,Fluid Overload, Hypervolemia, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, FocalSclerosis, Focal Glomerulosclerosis, Galloway Mowat syndrome, Giant Cell(Temporal) Arteritis with Kidney Involvement, Gestational Hypertension,Gitelman Syndrome, Glomerular Diseases, Glomerular Tubular Reflux,Glycosuria, Goodpasture Syndrome, Green Smoothie Cleanse Nephropathy,HANAC Syndrome, Harvoni (Ledipasvir with Sofosbuvir)-Induced RenalInjury, Hair Dye Ingestion and Acute Kidney Injury, Hantavirus InfectionPodocytopathy, Heat Stress Nephropathy, Hematuria (Blood in Urine),Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome(aHUS), Hemophagocytic Syndrome, Hemorrhagic Cystitis, Hemorrhagic Feverwith Renal Syndrome (HFRS, Hantavirus Renal Disease, Korean HemorrhagicFever, Epidemic Hemorrhagic Fever, Nephropathis Epidemica),Hemosiderinuria, Hemosiderosis related to Paroxysmal NocturnalHemoglobinuria and Hemolytic Anemia, Hepatic Glomerulopathy, HepaticVeno-Occlusive Disease, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome, HepatitisC-Associated Renal Disease, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1β-AssociatedKidney Disease, Hepatorenal Syndrome, Herbal Supplements and KidneyDisease, High Altitude Renal Syndrome, High Blood Pressure and KidneyDisease, HIV-Associated Immune Complex Kidney Disease (HIVICK),HIV-Associated Nephropathy (HIVAN), HNF1B-related Autosomal DominantTubulointerstitial Kidney Disease, Horseshoe Kidney (Renal Fusion),Hunner's Ulcer, Hydroxychloroquine-induced Renal Phospholipidosis,Hyperaldosteronism, Hypercalcemia, Hyperkalemia, Hypermagnesemia,Hypernatremia, Hyperoxaluria, Hyperphosphatemia, Hypocalcemia,Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitic Syndrome, Hypokalemia,Hypokalemia-induced renal dysfunction, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis,Hypomagnesemia, Hyponatremia, Hypophosphatemia, Hypophosphatemia inUsers of Cannabis, Hypertension, Hypertension, Monogenic, Iced TeaNephropathy, Ifosfamide Nephrotoxicity, IgA Nephropathy, IgG4Nephropathy, Immersion Diuresis, Immune-Checkpoint Therapy-RelatedInterstitial Nephritis, Infliximab-Related Renal Disease, InterstitialCystitis, Painful Bladder Syndrome (Questionnaire), InterstitialNephritis, Interstitial Nephritis, Karyomegalic, Ivemark's syndrome, JCVirus Nephropathy, Joubert Syndrome, Ketamine-Associated BladderDysfunction, Kidney Stones, Nephrolithiasis, Kombucha Tea Toxicity, LeadNephropathy and Lead-Related Nephrotoxicity, Lecithin CholesterolAcyltransferase Deficiency (LCAT Deficiency), Leptospirosis RenalDisease, Light Chain Deposition Disease, Monoclonal ImmunoglobulinDeposition Disease, Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy, Liddle Syndrome,Lightwood-Albright Syndrome, Lipoprotein Glomerulopathy, LithiumNephrotoxicity, LMX1B Mutations Cause Hereditary FSGS, Loin PainHematuria, Lupus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, Lupus Kidney Disease,Lupus Nephritis, Lupus Nephritis with Antineutrophil CytoplasmicAntibody Seropositivity, Lupus Podocytopathy, Lyme Disease-AssociatedGlomerulonephritis, Lysinuric Protein Intolerance, Lysozyme Nephropathy,Malarial Nephropathy, Malignancy-Associated Renal Disease, MalignantHypertension, Malakoplakia, McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome, MDMA (Molly;Ecstacy; 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and Kidney Failure, MeatalStenosis, Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease, Urolodulin-AssociatedNephropathy, Juvenile Hyperuricemic Nephropathy Type 1, Medullary SpongeKidney, Megaureter, Melamine Toxicity and the Kidney, MELAS Syndrome,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Membranous Nephropathy,Membranous-like Glomerulopathy with Masked IgG Kappa Deposits,MesoAmerican Nephropathy, Metabolic Acidosis, Metabolic Alkalosis,Methotrexate-related Renal Failure, Microscopic Polyangiitis,Milk-alkalai syndrome, Minimal Change Disease, Monoclonal Gammopathy ofRenal Significance, Dysproteinemia, Mouthwash Toxicity, MUC1Nephropathy, Multicystic dysplastic kidney, Multiple Myeloma,Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Glomerulopathy, Nail-patella Syndrome,NARP Syndrome, Nephrocalcinosis, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis,Nephroptosis (Floating Kidney, Renal Ptosis), Nephrotic Syndrome,Neurogenic Bladder, 9/11 and Kidney Disease, Nodular Glomerulosclerosis,Non-Gonococcal Urethritis, Nutcracker syndrome, Oligomeganephronia,Orofaciodigital Syndrome, Orotic Aciduria, Orthostatic Hypotension,Orthostatic Proteinuria, Osmotic Diuresis, Osmotic Nephrosis, OvarianHyperstimulation Syndrome, Oxalate Nephropathy, Page Kidney, PapillaryNecrosis, Papillorenal Syndrome (Renal-Coloboma Syndrome, Isolated RenalHypoplasia), PARN Mutations and Kidney Disease, Parvovirus B19 and theKidney, The Peritoneal-Renal Syndrome, POEMS Syndrome, PosteriorUrethral Valve, Podocyte Infolding Glomerulopathy, Post-infectiousGlomerulonephritis, Post-streptococcal Glomerulonephritis,Post-infectious Glomerulonephritis, Atypical, Post-InfectiousGlomerulonephritis (IgA-Dominant), Mimicking IgA Nephropathy,Polyarteritis Nodosa, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Posterior UrethralValves, Post-Obstructive Diuresis, Preeclampsia, Propofol infusionsyndrome, Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal IgG Deposits(Nasr Disease), Propolis (Honeybee Resin) Related Renal Failure,Proteinuria (Protein in Urine), Pseudohyperaldosteronism,Pseudohypobicarbonatemia, Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Pulmonary-RenalSyndrome, Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection), Pyonephrosis, Pyridium andKidney Failure, Radiation Nephropathy, Ranolazine and the Kidney,Refeeding syndrome, Reflux Nephropathy, Rapidly ProgressiveGlomerulonephritis, Renal Abscess, Peripnephric Abscess, Renal Agenesis,Renal Arcuate Vein Microthrombi-Associated Acute Kidney Injury, RenalArtery Aneurysm, Renal Artery Dissection, Spontaneous, Renal ArteryStenosis, Renal Cell Cancer, Renal Cyst, Renal Hypouricemia withExercise-induced Acute Renal Failure, Renal Infarction, RenalOsteodystrophy, Renal Tubular Acidosis, Renin Mutations and AutosomalDominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease, Renin Secreting Tumors(Juxtaglomerular Cell Tumor), Reset Osmostat, Retrocaval Ureter,Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Rhabdomyolysis, Rhabdomyolysis related toBariatric Sugery, Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Renal Disease,Sarcoidosis Renal Disease, Salt Wasting, Renal and Cerebral,Schistosomiasis and Glomerular Disease, Schimke immuno-osseousdysplasia, Scleroderma Renal Crisis, Serpentine Fibula-Polycystic KidneySyndrome, Exner Syndrome, Sickle Cell Nephropathy, Silica Exposure andChronic Kidney Disease, Sri Lankan Farmers' Kidney Disease, Sjogren'sSyndrome and Renal Disease, Synthetic Cannabinoid Use and Acute KidneyInjury, Kidney Disease Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation,Kidney Disease Related to Stem Cell Transplantation, TAFRO Syndrome, Teaand Toast Hyponatremia, Tenofovir-Induced Nephrotoxicity, Thin BasementMembrane Disease, Benign Familial Hematuria, Thrombotic MicroangiopathyAssociated with Monoclonal Gammopathy, Trench Nephritis, Trigonitis,Tuberculosis, Genitourinary, Tuberous Sclerosis, Tubular Dysgenesis,Immune Complex Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Due to Autoantibodies to theProximal Tubule Brush Border, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, Uremia, Uremic OpticNeuropathy, Ureteritis Cystica, Ureterocele, Urethral Caruncle, UrethralStricture, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection, Urinary TractObstruction, Urogenital Fistula, Uromodulin-Associated Kidney Disease,Vancomycin-Associated Cast Nephropathy, Vasomotor Nephropathy,Vesicointestinal Fistula, Vesicoureteral Reflux, VGEF Inhibition andRenal Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Volatile Anesthetics and Acute KidneyInjury, Von Hippel-Lindau Disease, Waldenstrom's MacroglobulinemicGlomerulonephritis, Warfarin-Related Nephropathy, Wasp Stings and AcuteKidney Injury, Wegener's Granulomatosis, Granulomatosis withPolyangiitis, West Nile Virus and Chronic Kidney Disease, Wunderlichsyndrome, Zellweger Syndrome, or Cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat akidney disease described herein by decreasing or eliminating a symptomof the disease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be used asa single agent in a composition or in combination with another agent ina composition to treat a kidney disease described herein.

Skin Diseases

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat a skindisease. As used herein, the term “skin disease” may refer to a diseaseor condition affecting the skin. Exemplary skin diseases that may betreated with a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof include acne, alopeciaareata, basal cell carcinoma, Bowen's disease, congenital erythropoieticporphyria, contact dermatitis, Darier's disease, disseminatedsuperficial actinic porokeratosis, dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa,eczema (atopic eczema), extra-mammary Paget's disease, epidermolysisbullosa simplex, erythropoietic protoporphyria, fungal infections ofnails, Hailey-Hailey disease, herpes simplex, hidradenitis suppurativa,hirsutism, hyperhidrosis, ichthyosis, impetigo, keloids, keratosispilaris, lichen planus, lichen sclerosus, melanoma, melasma, mucousmembrane pemphigoid, pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris, pityriasislichenoides, pityriasis rubra pilaris, plantar warts (verrucas),polymorphic light eruption, psoriasis, plaque psoriasis, pyodermagangrenosum, rosacea, scabies, scleroderma, shingles, squamous cellcarcinoma, sweet's syndrome, urticaria and angioedema and vitiligo.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat a skindisease described herein by decreasing or eliminating a symptom of thedisease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be used asa single agent in a composition or in combination with another agent ina composition to treat a skin disease described herein.

Fibrotic Diseases

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat afibrotic disease. As used herein, the term “fibrotic disease” may referto a disease or condition that is defined by the accumulation of excessextracellular matrix components. Exemplary fibrotic diseases that may betreated with a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof include adhesivecapsulitis, arterial stiffness, arthrofibrosis, atrial fibrosis, cardiacfibrosis, cirrhosis, congenital hepatic fibrosis, Crohn's disease,cystic fibrosis, Dupuytren's contracture, endomyocardial fibrosis, glialscar, hepatitis C, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hypersensitivitypneumonitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic interstitialpneumonia, interstitial lung disease, keloid, mediastinal fibrosis,myelofibrosis, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, non-alcoholic fatty liverdisease, old myocardial infarction, Peyronie's disease, pneumoconiosis,pneumonitis, progressive massive fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis,radiation-induced lung injury, retroperitoneal fibrosis,scleroderma/systemic sclerosis, silicosis and ventricular remodeling.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat afibrotic disease described herein by decreasing or eliminating a symptomof the disease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be used asa single agent in a composition or in combination with another agent ina composition to treat a fibrotic disease described herein.

Hemoglobin Disorders

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat ahemoglobin disease. As used herein, the terms “hemoglobin disease” or“hemoglobin disorder” may refer to a disease or condition characterizedby an abnormal production or structure of the hemoglobin protein.Exemplary hemoglobin diseases that may be treated with a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof include “dominant” β-thalassemia, acquired (toxic)methemoglobinemia, carboxyhemoglobinemia, congenital Heinz bodyhemolytic anemia, HbH disease, HbS/β-thalassemia, HbEβ-thalassemia, HbSCdisease, homozygous α⁺-thalassemia (phenotype of α⁰-thalassemia),Hydrops fetalis with Hb Bart's, sickle cell anemia/disease, sickle celltrait, sickle β-thalassemia disease, α⁺-thalassemia, α⁰-thalassemia,α-Thalassemia associated with myelodysplastic syndromes, α-Thalassemiawith mental retardation syndrome (ATR), β⁰-Thalassemia, β⁺-Thalassemia,δ-Thalassemia, γ-Thalassemia, β-Thalassemia major, β-Thalassemiaintermedia, δβ-Thalassemia, and εγδβ-Thalassemia.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat ahemoglobin disease described herein by decreasing or eliminating asymptom of the disease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof maybe used as a single agent in a composition or in combination withanother agent in a composition to treat a hemoglobin disease describedherein.

Autoimmune Diseases

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat anautoimmune disease. As used herein, the term “autoimmune disease” mayrefer to a disease or condition in which the immune system of a subjectattacks and damages the tissues of said subject. Exemplary kidneydiseases that may be treated with a compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof includeAchalasia, Addison's disease, Adult Still's disease, Agammaglobulinemia,Alopecia areata, Amyloidosis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Anti-GBM/Anti-TBMnephritis, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Autoimmune angioedema, Autoimmunedysautonomia, Autoimmune encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune hepatitis,Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED), Autoimmune myocarditis, Autoimmuneoophoritis, Autoimmune orchitis, Autoimmune pancreatitis, Autoimmuneretinopathy, Autoimmune urticaria, Axonal & neuronal neuropathy (AMAN),Baló disease, Behcet's disease, Benign mucosal pemphigoid, Bullouspemphigoid, Castleman disease (CD), Celiac disease, Chagas disease,Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), Chronicrecurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO), Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS)or Eosinophilic Granulomatosis (EGPA), Cicatricial pemphigoid, Cogan'ssyndrome, Cold agglutinin disease, Congenital heart block, Coxsackiemyocarditis, CREST syndrome, Crohn's disease, Dermatitis herpetiformis,Dermatomyositis, Devic's disease (neuromyelitis optica), Discoid lupus,Dressler's syndrome, Endometriosis, Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE),Eosinophilic fasciitis, Erythema nodosum, Essential mixedcryoglobulinemia, Evans syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Fibrosing alveolitis,Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis), Giant cell myocarditis,Glomerulonephritis, Goodpasture's syndrome, Granulomatosis withPolyangiitis, Graves' disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Hashimoto'sthyroiditis, Hemolytic anemia, Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), Herpesgestationis or pemphigoid gestationis (PG), Hidradenitis Suppurativa(HS) (Acne Inversa), Hypogammalglobulinemia, IgA Nephropathy,IgG4-related sclerosing disease, Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP),Inclusion body myositis (IBM), Interstitial cystitis (IC), Juvenilearthritis, Juvenile diabetes (Type 1 diabetes), Juvenile myositis (JM),Kawasaki disease, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Leukocytoclastic vasculitis,Lichen planus, Lichen sclerosus, Ligneous conjunctivitis, Linear IgAdisease (LAD), Lupus, Lyme disease chronic, Meniere's disease,Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD),Mooren's ulcer, Mucha-Habermann disease, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy(MMN) or MMNCB, Multiple sclerosis, Myasthenia gravis, Myositis,Narcolepsy, Neonatal Lupus, Neuromyelitis optica, Neutropenia, Ocularcicatricial pemphigoid, Optic neuritis, Palindromic rheumatism (PR),PANDAS, Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD), Paroxysmalnocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), Parry Romberg syndrome, Pars planitis(peripheral uveitis), Parsonnage-Turner syndrome, Pemphigus, Peripheralneuropathy, Perivenous encephalomyelitis, Pernicious anemia (PA), POEMSsyndrome, Polyarteritis nodosa, Polyglandular syndrome type I,Polyglandular syndrome type II, Polyglandular syndrome type III,Polymyalgia rheumatica, Polymyositis, Postmyocardial infarctionsyndrome, Postpericardiotomy syndrome, Primary biliary cirrhosis,Primary sclerosing cholangitis, Progesterone dermatitis, Psoriasis,Psoriatic arthritis, Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA), Pyoderma gangrenosum,Raynaud's phenomenon, Reactive Arthritis, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy,Relapsing polychondritis, Restless legs syndrome (RLS), Retroperitonealfibrosis, Rheumatic fever, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Schmidtsyndrome, Scleritis, Scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, Sperm & testicularautoimmunity, Stiff person syndrome (SPS), Subacute bacterialendocarditis (SBE), Susac's syndrome, Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO),Takayasu's arteritis, Temporal arteritis/Giant cell arteritis,Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS), Transversemyelitis, Type 1 diabetes, Ulcerative colitis (UC), Undifferentiatedconnective tissue disease (UCTD), Uveitis, Vasculitis, Vitiligo,Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease, and Wegener's granulomatosis (orGranulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)).

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat anautoimmune disease described herein by decreasing or eliminating asymptom of the disease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof maybe used as a single agent in a composition or in combination withanother agent in a composition to treat an autoimmune disease describedherein.

Viral Infections

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat aviral infection. Exemplary viral infections that may be treated with acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof include influenza, human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) and herpes.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat aviral infection described herein by decreasing or eliminating a symptomof the disease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be used asa single agent in a composition or in combination with another agent ina composition to treat a viral infection described herein.

Malaria Infection

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat amalaria. As used herein, the term “malaria” may refer to a parasiticdisease of protozoan of the Plasmodium genus that causes infection ofred blood cells (RBCs). Exemplary forms of malaria infection that may betreated with a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof include infectioncaused by Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae andPlasmodium falciparum. In some embodiments, the malaria infection thatmay be treated with a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof isresistant/recrudescent malaria.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat amalaria infection described herein by decreasing or eliminating asymptom of the disease. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof maybe used as a single agent in a composition or in combination withanother agent in a composition to treat a malaria infection describedherein.

Diseases with Mutations Leading to Unfolded Protein Response (UPR)Induction

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat adisease with mutations that leads to UPR induction. Exemplary diseasewith mutations that lead to UPR induction include Marinesco-Sjogrensyndrome, neuropathic pain, diabetic neuropathic pain, noise inducedhearing loss, non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss, age-relatedhearing loss, Wolfram syndrome, Darier White disease, Usher syndrome,collagenopathies, Thin basement nephropathy, Alport syndrome, skeletalchondrodysplasia, metaphyseal chondrodysplasia type Schmid, andPseudochondrodysplasia.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof is used to treat adisease with mutations that leads to UPR induction described herein bydecreasing or eliminating a symptom of the disease. In some embodiments,the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof may be used as a single agent in a compositionor in combination with another agent in a composition to treat a diseasewith mutations that leads to UPR induction described herein.

Methods of Modulating Protein Production

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a method of modulating theexpression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, componentof the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in a cell, the methodcomprising contacting the cell with an effective amount of a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof, thereby modulating the expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a componentof the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combinationthereof in the cell. In some embodiments, contacting the compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof with the cell increases the expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, acomponent of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or anycombination thereof in the cell. In some embodiments, contacting thecompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof with the cell decreases the expression of eIF2B,eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway orany combination thereof in the cell.

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a method of preventing ortreating a condition, disease or disorder described herein in a patientin need thereof, the method comprising administering to the patient aneffective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof, wherein the compoundof Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof modulates the expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of theeIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof bythe patient's cells, thereby treating the condition, disease ordisorder. In some embodiments, the condition, disease or disorder ischaracterized by aberrant expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of theeIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof bythe patient's cells. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereofincreases the expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof by thepatient's cells, thereby treating the condition, disease or disorder. Insome embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof decreases theexpression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, componentof the ISR pathway or any combination thereof by the patient's cells,thereby treating the condition, disease or disorder.

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a method of modulating theactivity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, component ofthe ISR pathway or any combination thereof in a cell, the methodcomprising contacting the cell with an effective amount of a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof, thereby modulating the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component ofthe eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combinationthereof in the cell. In some embodiments, contacting the compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof with the cell increases the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, acomponent of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or anycombination thereof in the cell. In some embodiments, contacting thecompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof with the cell decreases the activity of eIF2B,eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway orany combination thereof in the cell.

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a method of preventing ortreating a condition, disease or disorder described herein in a patientin need thereof, the method comprising administering to the patient aneffective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof, wherein the compoundof Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof modulates the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof by thepatients cells, thereby treating the condition, disease or disorder. Insome embodiments, the condition, disease or disorder is characterized byaberrant activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway,component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in the patient'scells. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II),or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof increases the activityof eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISRpathway or any combination thereof in the patient's cells, therebytreating the condition, disease or disorder. In some embodiments, thecompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof decreases the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, acomponent of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or anycombination thereof in the patient's cells, thereby treating thecondition, disease or disorder.

In some embodiments, administering an effective amount of a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof, wherein the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof modulates both theexpression and the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in thepatients cells, thereby treating the condition, disease or disorder.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) ischemically modified, prior to (ex vivo) or after (in vivo) contactingwith a cell, forming a biologically active compound that modulates theexpression and/or activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in thecell. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II)is metabolized by the patient forming a biologically active compoundthat modulates the expression and/or activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, acomponent of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or anycombination thereof in the patients cells, thereby treating a condition,disease or disorder disclosed herein. In some embodiments, thebiologically active compound is the compound of formula (II).

In one aspect, disclosed herein is a method of treating a diseaserelated to a modulation of eIF2B activity or levels, eIF2α activity orlevels, or the activity or levels of a component of the eIF2 pathway orthe ISR pathway in a patient in need thereof, comprising administeringto the patient an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II). In some embodiments, the modulation comprises an increasein eIF2B activity or levels, increase in eIF2α activity or levels, orincrease in activity or levels of a component of the eIF2 pathway or theISR pathway. In some embodiments, the disease may be caused by amutation to a gene or protein sequence related to a member of the eIF2pathway (e.g., the eIF2α signaling pathway).

Methods of Increasing Protein Activity and Production

In another aspect, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be useful inapplications where increasing production output of eIF2B, eIF2α, acomponent of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or anycombination thereof is desirable, such as in vitro cell free systems forprotein production.

In some embodiments, the present invention features a method ofincreasing expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway,a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof by a cell orin vitro expression system, the method comprising contacting the cell orin vitro expression system with an effective amount of a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt,co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomerthereof. In some embodiments, the method is a method of increasing theexpression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a componentof the ISR pathway or any combination thereof by a cell comprisingcontacting the cell with an effective amount of a compound describedherein (e.g., the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof). In other embodiments,the method is a method of increasing the expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, acomponent of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or anycombination thereof by an in vitro protein expression system comprisingcontacting the in vitro expression system with a compound describedherein (e.g. the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof). In some embodiments,contacting the cell or in vitro expression system with an effectiveamount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof increases expression ofeIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISRpathway or any combination thereof in the cell or in vitro expressionsystem by about 1%, about 2%, about 3%, about 4%, about 5%, about 6%,about 7%, about 8%, about 9%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about25%, about 30%, about 40%, about 45%, about 50%, about 60%, about 65%,about 70%, about 75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, orabout 100%. In some embodiments, contacting the cell or in vitroexpression system with an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I)or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereofincreases expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, acomponent of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in the cell orin vitro expression system by about 1-fold, about 2-fold, about 3-fold,about 4-fold, about 5-fold, about 6-fold, about 7-fold, about 8-fold,about 9-fold, about 10-fold, about 20-fold, about 30-fold, about40-fold, about 50-fold, about 60-fold, about 70-fold, about 80-fold,about 90-fold, about 100-fold, about 200-fold, about 300-fold, about400-fold, about 500-fold, about 600-fold about 700-fold, about 800-fold,about 900-fold, about 1000-fold, about 10000-fold, about 100000-fold, orabout 1000000-fold.

In some embodiments, the present invention features a method ofincreasing the expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof by apatient cells, the method comprising administering to the patient aneffective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof, wherein the patienthas been diagnosed with a disease, disorder, or condition disclosedherein and wherein the disease, disorder or condition is characterizedby aberrant expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway,a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof (e.g., aleukodystrophy, a leukoencephalopathy, a hypomyelinating ordemyelinating disease, muscle-wasting disease, or sarcopenia). In someembodiments, administering to the patient in need thereof an effectiveamount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof increases theexpression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a componentof the ISR pathway or any combination thereof by the patients cellsabout 1%, about 2%, about 3%, about 4%, about 5%, about 6%, about 7%,about 8%, about 9%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about30%, about 40%, about 45%, about 50%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%,about 75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%,thereby treating the disease, disorder or condition. In someembodiments, administering to the patient in need thereof an effectiveamount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof increases expression ofeIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISRpathway or any combination thereof by the patients cells about 1-fold,about 2-fold, about 3-fold, about 4-fold, about 5-fold, about 6-fold,about 7-fold, about 8-fold, about 9-fold, about 10-fold, about 20-fold,about 30-fold, about 40-fold, about 50-fold, about 60-fold, about70-fold, about 80-fold, about 90-fold, about 100-fold, about 200-fold,about 300-fold, about 400-fold, about 500-fold, about 600-fold about700-fold, about 800-fold, about 900-fold, about 1000-fold, about10000-fold, about 100000-fold, or about 1000000-fold, thereby treatingthe disease, disorder or condition.

In another aspect, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be useful inapplications where increasing the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a componentof the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or any combinationthereof is desirable.

In some embodiments, the present invention features a method ofincreasing the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in acell, the method comprising contacting the cell with an effective amountof a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof. In some embodiments, contacting the cell withan effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof increases the activityof eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISRpathway or any combination thereof in the cell by about 1%, about 2%,about 3%, about 4%, about 5%, about 6%, about 7%, about 8%, about 9%,about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 40%, about45%, about 50%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%,about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%. In some embodiments,contacting the cell with an effective amount of a compound of Formula(I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereofincreases the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway,a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in the cell byabout 1-fold, about 2-fold, about 3-fold, about 4-fold, about 5-fold,about 6-fold, about 7-fold, about 8-fold, about 9-fold, about 10-fold,about 20-fold, about 30-fold, about 40-fold, about 50-fold, about60-fold, about 70-fold, about 80-fold, about 90-fold, about 100-fold,about 200-fold, about 300-fold, about 400-fold, about 500-fold, about600-fold about 700-fold, about 800-fold, about 900-fold, about1000-fold, about 10000-fold, about 100000-fold, or about 1000000-fold.

In some embodiments, the present invention features a method ofincreasing the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in apatient in need thereof, the method comprising administering to thepatient an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof, wherein thepatient has been diagnosed with a disease, disorder, or conditiondisclosed herein and wherein the disease, disorder or condition ischaracterized by lowered levels of protein activity. In someembodiments, administering to the patient in need thereof an effectiveamount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof increases the activityof eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISRpathway or any combination thereof in the patient by about 1%, about 2%,about 3%, about 4%, about 5%, about 6%, about 7%, about 8%, about 9%,about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 40%, about45%, about 50%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%,about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%, thereby treating thedisease, disorder or condition. In some embodiments, administering tothe patient in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula(I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal,solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereofincreases the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway,a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in the patientby about 1-fold, about 2-fold, about 3-fold, about 4-fold, about 5-fold,about 6-fold, about 7-fold, about 8-fold, about 9-fold, about 10-fold,about 20-fold, about 30-fold, about 40-fold, about 50-fold, about60-fold, about 70-fold, about 80-fold, about 90-fold, about 100-fold,about 200-fold, about 300-fold, about 400-fold, about 500-fold, about600-fold about 700-fold, about 800-fold, about 900-fold, about1000-fold, about 10000-fold, about 100000-fold, or about 1000000-fold,thereby treating the disease, disorder or condition.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) ischemically modified, prior to (ex vivo) or after (in vivo) contactingwith the cell or in vitro expression system, forming a biologicallyactive compound that increases the expression and/or activity of eIF2B,eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway orany combination thereof in the cells and/or in vitro expression system.In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) ismetabolized by the patient forming a biologically active compound thatincreases the expression and/or activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component ofthe eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combinationthereof in the patients cells, thereby treating a condition, disease ordisorder disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the biologically activecompound is the compound of formula (II).

Methods of Decreasing Protein Activity and Production

In another aspect, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be useful inapplications where decreasing production output of eIF2B, eIF2α, acomponent of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or anycombination thereof is desirable.

In some embodiments, the present invention features a method ofdecreasing expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway,a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in a cell, themethod comprising contacting the cells with an effective amount of acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof. In some embodiments, contacting the cells withan effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof decreases expression ofeIF2B, eIF2α a component of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISRpathway or any combination thereof in the cell by about 1%, about 2%,about 3%, about 4%, about 5%, about 6%, about 7%, about 8%, about 9%,about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 40%, about45%, about 50%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%,about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%.

In some embodiments, the present invention features a method ofdecreasing the expression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in apatient in need thereof, the method comprising administering to thepatient an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof, wherein thepatient has been diagnosed with a disease, disorder, or conditiondescribed herein and wherein the disease, disorder or condition ischaracterized by increased levels of protein production. In someembodiments, administering to the patient in need thereof an effectiveamount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof decreases theexpression of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a componentof the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in the patient by about1%, about 2%, about 3%, about 4%, about 5%, about 6%, about 7%, about8%, about 9%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%,about 40%, about 45%, about 50%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about75%, about 80%, about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%, therebytreating the disease, disorder or condition.

In another aspect, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof may be useful inapplications where decreasing the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a componentof the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or any combinationthereof is desirable.

In some embodiments, the present invention features a method ofdecreasing the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in acell, the method comprising contacting the cell with an effective amountof a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxideor stereoisomer thereof. In some embodiments, contacting the cell withan effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof decreases the activityof eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISRpathway or any combination thereof in the cell by about 1%, about 2%,about 3%, about 4%, about 5%, about 6%, about 7%, about 8%, about 9%,about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 40%, about45%, about 50%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%,about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%, thereby treating thedisease, disorder or condition.

In some embodiments, the present invention features a method ofdecreasing the activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, a component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in apatient in need thereof, the method comprising administering to thepatient an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate,hydrate, tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof, wherein thepatient has been diagnosed with a disease, disorder, or conditiondescribed herein and wherein the disease, disorder or condition ischaracterized by increased levels of protein activity. In someembodiments, administering to the patient in need thereof an effectiveamount of a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, co-crystal, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, ester, N-oxide or stereoisomer thereof decreases the activityof eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2 pathway, a component of the ISRpathway or any combination thereof in the patient by about 1%, about 2%,about 3%, about 4%, about 5%, about 6%, about 7%, about 8%, about 9%,about 10%, about 15%, about 20%, about 25%, about 30%, about 40%, about45%, about 50%, about 60%, about 65%, about 70%, about 75%, about 80%,about 85%, about 90%, about 95%, or about 100%, thereby treating thedisease, disorder or condition.

In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) ischemically modified, prior to (ex vivo) or after (in vivo) contactingwith a cell, forming a biologically active compound that decreases theexpression and/or activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, a component of the eIF2pathway, component of the ISR pathway or any combination thereof in thecell. In some embodiments, the compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II)is metabolized by the patient forming a biologically active compoundthat decreases the expression and/or activity of eIF2B, eIF2α, acomponent of the eIF2 pathway, component of the ISR pathway or anycombination thereof in the patients cells, thereby treating a condition,disease or disorder disclosed herein. In some embodiments, thebiologically active compound is the compound of Formula (I) or Formula(II).

In some embodiments, the compounds set forth herein are provided aspharmaceutical compositions including a compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient. In embodiments of the method, a compound of Formula (I) orFormula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate,tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, is co-administered with a secondagent (e.g. therapeutic agent). In other embodiments of the method, acompound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, isco-administered with a second agent (e.g. therapeutic agent), which isadministered in a therapeutically effective amount. In embodiments, thesecond agent is an agent for improving memory.

Combination Therapy

In one aspect, the present invention features a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, orstereoisomer thereof as well as a second agent (e.g. a secondtherapeutic agent). In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical compositionincludes a second agent (e.g. a second therapeutic agent) in atherapeutically effective amount. In some embodiments, the second agentis an agent for treating cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, aleukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, ametabolic disease, or a disease or disorder associated with impairedfunction of eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2 pathway or ISRpathway.

The compounds described herein can be used in combination with oneanother, with other active agents known to be useful in treating cancer,a neurodegenerative disease, an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletaldisease, a metabolic disease, or a disease or disorder associated withimpaired function of eIF2B, eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2 pathway orISR pathway or with adjunctive agents that may not be effective alone,but may contribute to the efficacy of the active agent.

In some embodiments, co-administration includes administering one activeagent within 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, or 24 hours of a secondactive agent. Co-administration includes administering two active agentssimultaneously, approximately simultaneously (e.g., within about 1, 5,10, 15, 20, or 30 minutes of each other), or sequentially in any order.In some embodiments, co-administration can be accomplished byco-formulation, i.e., preparing a single pharmaceutical compositionincluding both active agents. In other embodiments, the active agentscan be formulated separately. In another embodiment, the active and/oradjunctive agents may be linked or conjugated to one another. In someembodiments, the compounds described herein may be combined withtreatments for a cancer, a neurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy,an inflammatory disease, a musculoskeletal disease, a metabolic disease,or a disease or disorder associated with impaired function of eIF2B,eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway.

In embodiments, the second agent is an anti-cancer agent. Inembodiments, the second agent is a chemotherapeutic. In embodiments, thesecond agent is an agent for improving memory. In embodiments, thesecond agent is an agent for treating a neurodegenerative disease. Inembodiments, the second agent is an agent for treating a leukodystrophy.In embodiments, the second agent is an agent for treating vanishingwhite matter disease. In embodiments, the second agent is an agent fortreating childhood ataxia with CNS hypo-myelination. In embodiments, thesecond agent is an agent for treating an intellectual disabilitysyndrome. In embodiments, the second agent is an agent for treatingpancreatic cancer. In embodiments, the second agent is an agent fortreating breast cancer. In embodiments, the second agent is an agent fortreating multiple myeloma. In embodiments, the second agent is an agentfor treating myeloma. In embodiments, the second agent is an agent fortreating a cancer of a secretory cell. In embodiments, the second agentis an agent for reducing eIF2α phosphorylation. In embodiments, thesecond agent is an agent for inhibiting a pathway activated by eIF2αphosphorylation. In embodiments, the second agent is an agent forinhibiting a pathway activated by eIF2α. In embodiments, the secondagent is an agent for inhibiting the integrated stress response. Inembodiments, the second agent is an anti-inflammatory agent. Inembodiments, the second agent is an agent for treating postsurgicalcognitive dysfunction. In embodiments, the second agent is an agent fortreating traumatic brain injury. In embodiments, the second agent is anagent for treating a musculoskeletal disease. In embodiments, the secondagent is an agent for treating a metabolic disease. In embodiments, thesecond agent is an anti-diabetic agent.

Anti-Cancer Agents

“Anti-cancer agent” is used in accordance with its plain ordinarymeaning and refers to a composition (e.g. compound, drug, antagonist,inhibitor, modulator) having antineoplastic properties or the ability toinhibit the growth or proliferation of cells. In some embodiments, ananti-cancer agent is a chemotherapeutic. In some embodiments, ananti-cancer agent is an agent identified herein having utility inmethods of treating cancer. In some embodiments, an anticancer agent isan agent approved by the FDA or similar regulatory agency of a countryother than the USA, for treating cancer. Examples of anti-cancer agentsinclude, but are not limited to, MEK (e.g. MEK1, MEK2, or MEK1 and MEK2)inhibitors (e.g. XL518, CI-1040, PD035901, selumetinib/AZD6244,GSK1120212/trametinib, GDC-0973, ARRY-162, ARRY-300, AZD8330, PD0325901,U0126, PD98059, TAK-733, PD318088, AS703026, BAY 869766), alkylatingagents (e.g., cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, chlorambucil, busulfan,melphalan, mechlorethamine, uramustine, thiotepa, nitrosoureas, nitrogenmustards (e.g., mechloroethamine, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil,meiphalan), ethylenimine and methylmelamines (e.g., hexamethlymelamine,thiotepa), alkyl sulfonates (e.g., busulfan), nitrosoureas (e.g.,carmustine, lomusitne, semustine, streptozocin), triazenes(decarbazine), anti-metabolites (e.g., 5-azathioprine, leucovorin,capecitabine, fludarabine, gemcitabine, pemetrexed, raltitrexed, folicacid analog (e.g., methotrexate), or pyrimidine analogs (e.g.,fluorouracil, floxouridine, Cytarabine), purine analogs (e.g.,mercaptopurine, thioguanine, pentostatin), etc.), plant alkaloids (e.g.,vincristine, vinblastine, vinorelbine, vindesine, podophyllotoxin,paclitaxel, docetaxel, etc.), topoisomerase inhibitors (e.g.,irinotecan, topotecan, amsacrine, etoposide (VP 16), etoposidephosphate, teniposide, etc.), antitumor antibiotics (e.g., doxorubicin,adriamycin, daunorubicin, epirubicin, actinomycin, bleomycin, mitomycin,mitoxantrone, plicamycin, etc.), platinum-based compounds (e.g.cisplatin, oxaloplatin, carboplatin), anthracenedione (e.g.,mitoxantrone), substituted urea (e.g., hydroxyurea), methyl hydrazinederivative (e.g., procarbazine), adrenocortical suppressant (e.g.,mitotane, aminoglutethimide), epipodophyllotoxins (e.g., etoposide),antibiotics (e.g., daunorubicin, doxorubicin, bleomycin), enzymes (e.g.,L-asparaginase), inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinasesignaling (e.g. U0126, PD98059, PD184352, PD0325901, ARRY-142886,SB239063, SP600125, BAY 43-9006, wortmannin, or LY294002, Sykinhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, antibodies (e.g., rituxan), gossyphol,genasense, polyphenol E, Chlorofusin, all trans-retinoic acid (ATRA),bryostatin, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand(TRAIL), 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine, all trans retinoic acid, doxorubicin,vincristine, etoposide, gemcitabine, imatinib (Gleevec®), geldanamycin,17-N-Allylamino-17-Demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), flavopiridol,LY294002, bortezomib, trastuzumab, BAY 1 1-7082, PKC412, PD184352,20-epi-1, 25 dihydroxyvitamin D3; 5-ethynyluracil; abiraterone;aclarubicin; acylfulvene; adecypenol; adozelesin; aldesleukin; ALL-TKantagonists; altretamine; ambamustine; amidox; amifostine;aminolevulinic acid; amrubicin; amsacrine; anagrelide; anastrozole;andrographolide; angiogenesis inhibitors; antagonist D; antagonist G;antarelix; anti-dorsalizing morphogenetic protein-1; antiandrogen,prostatic carcinoma; antiestrogen; antineoplaston; antisenseoligonucleotides; aphidicolin glycinate; apoptosis gene modulators;apoptosis regulators; apurinic acid; ara-CDP-DL-PTBA; argininedeaminase; asulacrine; atamestane; atrimustine; axinastatin 1;axinastatin 2; axinastatin 3; azasetron; azatoxin; azatyrosine; baccatinIII derivatives; balanol; batimastat; BCR/ABL antagonists;benzochlorins; benzoylstaurosporine; beta lactam derivatives;beta-alethine; betaclamycin B; betulinic acid; bFGF inhibitor;bicalutamide; bisantrene; bisaziridinylspermine; bisnafide; bistrateneA; bizelesin; breflate; bropirimine; budotitane; buthionine sulfoximine;calcipotriol; calphostin C; camptothecin derivatives; canarypox IL-2;capecitabine; carboxamide-amino-triazole; carboxyamidotriazole; CaRestM3; CARN 700; cartilage derived inhibitor; carzelesin; casein kinaseinhibitors (ICOS); castanospermine; cecropin B; cetrorelix; chlorins;chloroquinoxaline sulfonamide; cicaprost; cis-porphyrin; cladribine;clomifene analogues; clotrimazole; collismycin A; collismycin B;combretastatin A4; combretastatin analogue; conagenin; crambescidin 816;crisnatol; cryptophycin 8; cryptophycin A derivatives; curacin A;cyclopentanthraquinones; cycloplatam; cypemycin; cytarabine ocfosfate;cytolytic factor; cytostatin; dacliximab; decitabine; dehydrodidemnin B;deslorelin; dexamethasone; dexifosfamide; dexrazoxane; dexverapamil;diaziquone; didemnin B; didox; diethylnorspermine;dihydro-5-azacytidine; 9-dioxamycin; diphenyl spiromustine; docosanol;dolasetron; doxifluridine; droloxifene; dronabinol; duocarmycin SA;ebselen; ecomustine; edelfosine; edrecolomab; eflornithine; elemene;emitefur; epirubicin; epristeride; estramustine analogue; estrogenagonists; estrogen antagonists; etanidazole; etoposide phosphate;exemestane; fadrozole; fazarabine; fenretinide; filgrastim; finasteride;flavopiridol; flezelastine; fluasterone; fludarabine; fluorodaunorunicinhydrochloride; forfenimex; formestane; fostriecin; fotemustine;gadolinium texaphyrin; gallium nitrate; galocitabine; ganirelix;gelatinase inhibitors; gemcitabine; glutathione inhibitors; hepsulfam;heregulin; hexamethylene bisacetamide; hypericin; ibandronic acid;idarubicin; idoxifene; idramantone; ilmofosine; ilomastat;imidazoacridones; imiquimod; immunostimulant peptides; insulin-likegrowth factor-1 receptor inhibitor; interferon agonists; interferons;interleukins; iobenguane; iododoxorubicin; ipomeanol, 4-; iroplact;irsogladine; isobengazole; isohomohalicondrin B; itasetron;jasplakinolide; kahalalide F; lamellarin-N triacetate; lanreotide;leinamycin; lenograstim; lentinan sulfate; leptolstatin; letrozole;leukemia inhibiting factor; leukocyte alpha interferon;leuprolide+estrogen+progesterone; leuprorelin; levamisole; liarozole;linear polyamine analogue; lipophilic disaccharide peptide; lipophilicplatinum compounds; lissoclinamide 7; lobaplatin; lombricine;lometrexol; lonidamine; losoxantrone; lovastatin; loxoribine;lurtotecan; lutetium texaphyrin; lysofylline; lytic peptides;maitansine; mannostatin A; marimastat; masoprocol; maspin; matrilysininhibitors; matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors; menogaril; merbarone;meterelin; methioninase; metoclopramide; MIF inhibitor; mifepristone;miltefosine; mirimostim; mismatched double stranded RNA; mitoguazone;mitolactol; mitomycin analogues; mitonafide; mitotoxin fibroblast growthfactor-saporin; mitoxantrone; mofarotene; molgramostim; monoclonalantibody, human chorionic gonadotrophin; monophosphoryl lipidA+myobacterium cell wall sk; mopidamol; multiple drug resistance geneinhibitor; multiple tumor suppressor 1-based therapy; mustard anticanceragent; mycaperoxide B; mycobacterial cell wall extract; myriaporone;N-acetyldinaline; N-substituted benzamides; nafarelin; nagrestip;naloxone+pentazocine; napavin; naphterpin; nartograstim; nedaplatin;nemorubicin; neridronic acid; neutral endopeptidase; nilutamide;nisamycin; nitric oxide modulators; nitroxide antioxidant; nitrullyn;06-benzylguanine; octreotide; okicenone; oligonucleotides; onapristone;ondansetron; ondansetron; oracin; oral cytokine inducer; ormaplatin;osaterone; oxaliplatin; oxaunomycin; palauamine; palmitoylrhizoxin;pamidronic acid; panaxytriol; panomifene; parabactin; pazelliptine;pegaspargase; peldesine; pentosan polysulfate sodium; pentostatin;pentrozole; perflubron; perfosfamide; perillyl alcohol; phenazinomycin;phenylacetate; phosphatase inhibitors; picibanil; pilocarpinehydrochloride; pirarubicin; piritrexim; placetin A; placetin B;plasminogen activator inhibitor; platinum complex; platinum compounds;platinum-triamine complex; porfimer sodium; porfiromycin; prednisone;propyl bis-acridone; prostaglandin J2; proteasome inhibitors; proteinA-based immune modulator; protein kinase C inhibitor; protein kinase Cinhibitors, microalgal; protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors; purinenucleoside phosphorylase inhibitors; purpurins; pyrazoloacridine;pyridoxylated hemoglobin polyoxyethylerie conjugate; raf antagonists;raltitrexed; ramosetron; ras farnesyl protein transferase inhibitors;ras inhibitors; ras-GAP inhibitor; retelliptine demethylated; rhenium Re186 etidronate; rhizoxin; ribozymes; RII retinamide; rogletimide;rohitukine; romurtide; roquinimex; rubiginone B1; ruboxyl; safingol;saintopin; SarCNU; sarcophytol A; sargramostim; Sdi 1 mimetics;semustine; senescence derived inhibitor 1; sense oligonucleotides;signal transduction inhibitors; signal transduction modulators; singlechain antigen-binding protein; sizofuran; sobuzoxane; sodiumborocaptate; sodium phenylacetate; solverol; somatomedin bindingprotein; sonermin; sparfosic acid; spicamycin D; spiromustine;splenopentin; spongistatin 1; squalamine; stem cell inhibitor; stem-celldivision inhibitors; stipiamide; stromelysin inhibitors; sulfinosine;superactive vasoactive intestinal peptide antagonist; suradista;suramin; swainsonine; synthetic glycosaminoglycans; tallimustine;tamoxifen methiodide; tauromustine; tazarotene; tecogalan sodium;tegafur; tellurapyrylium; telomerase inhibitors; temoporfin;temozolomide; teniposide; tetrachlorodecaoxide; tetrazomine;thaliblastine; thiocoraline; thrombopoietin; thrombopoietin mimetic;thymalfasin; thymopoietin receptor agonist; thymotrinan; thyroidstimulating hormone; tin ethyl etiopurpurin; tirapazamine; titanocenebichloride; topsentin; toremifene; totipotent stem cell factor;translation inhibitors; tretinoin; triacetyluridine; triciribine;trimetrexate; triptorelin; tropisetron; turosteride; tyrosine kinaseinhibitors; tyrphostins; UBC inhibitors; ubenimex; urogenitalsinus-derived growth inhibitory factor; urokinase receptor antagonists;vapreotide; variolin B; vector system, erythrocyte gene therapy;velaresol; veramine; verdins; verteporfin; vinorelbine; vinxaltine;vitaxin; vorozole; zanoterone; zeniplatin; zilascorb; zinostatinstimalamer, Adriamycin, Dactinomycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, Cisplatin,acivicin; aclarubicin; acodazole hydrochloride; acronine; adozelesin;aldesleukin; altretamine; ambomycin; ametantrone acetate;aminoglutethimide; amsacrine; anastrozole; anthramycin; asparaginase;asperlin; azacitidine; azetepa; azotomycin; batimastat; benzodepa;bicalutamide; bisantrene hydrochloride; bisnafide dimesylate; bizelesin;bleomycin sulfate; brequinar sodium; bropirimine; busulfan;cactinomycin; calusterone; caracemide; carbetimer; carboplatin;carmustine; carubicin hydrochloride; carzelesin; cedefingol;chlorambucil; cirolemycin; cladribine; crisnatol mesylate;cyclophosphamide; cytarabine; dacarbazine; daunorubicin hydrochloride;decitabine; dexormaplatin; dezaguanine; dezaguanine mesylate;diaziquone; doxorubicin; doxorubicin hydrochloride; droloxifene;droloxifene citrate; dromostanolone propionate; duazomycin; edatrexate;eflornithine hydrochloride; elsamitrucin; enloplatin; enpromate;epipropidine; epirubicin hydrochloride; erbulozole; esorubicinhydrochloride; estramustine; estramustine phosphate sodium; etanidazole;etoposide; etoposide phosphate; etoprine; fadrozole hydrochloride;fazarabine; fenretinide; floxuridine; fludarabine phosphate;fluorouracil; fluorocitabine; fosquidone; fostriecin sodium;gemcitabine; gemcitabine hydrochloride; hydroxyurea; idarubicinhydrochloride; ifosfamide; iimofosine; interleukin II (includingrecombinant interleukin II, or rlL.sub.2), interferon alfa-2a;interferon alfa-2b; interferon alfa-n1; interferon alfa-n3; interferonbeta-1a; interferon gamma-1b; iprop latin; irinotecan hydrochloride;lanreotide acetate; letrozole; leuprolide acetate; liarozolehydrochloride; lometrexol sodium; lomustine; losoxantrone hydrochloride;masoprocol; maytansine; mechlorethamine hydrochloride; megestrolacetate; melengestrol acetate; melphalan; menogaril; mercaptopurine;methotrexate; methotrexate sodium; metoprine; meturedepa; mitindomide;mitocarcin; mitocromin; mitogillin; mitomalcin; mitomycin; mitosper;mitotane; mitoxantrone hydrochloride; mycophenolic acid; nocodazoie;nogalamycin; ormaplatin; oxisuran; pegaspargase; peliomycin;pentamustine; peplomycin sulfate; perfosfamide; pipobroman; piposulfan;piroxantrone hydrochloride; plicamycin; plomestane; porfimer sodium;porfiromycin; prednimustine; procarbazine hydrochloride; puromycin;puromycin hydrochloride; pyrazofurin; riboprine; rogletimide; safingol;safingol hydrochloride; semustine; simtrazene; sparfosate sodium;sparsomycin; spirogermanium hydrochloride; spiromustine; spiroplatin;streptonigrin; streptozocin; sulofenur; talisomycin; tecogalan sodium;tegafur; teloxantrone hydrochloride; temoporfin; teniposide; teroxirone;testolactone; thiamiprine; thioguanine; thiotepa; tiazofurin;tirapazamine; toremifene citrate; trestolone acetate; triciribinephosphate; trimetrexate; trimetrexate glucuronate; triptorelin;tubulozole hydrochloride; uracil mustard; uredepa; vapreotide;verteporfin; vinblastine sulfate; vincristine sulfate; vindesine;vindesine sulfate; vinepidine sulfate; vinglycinate sulfate;vinleurosine sulfate; vinorelbine tartrate; vinrosidine sulfate;vinzolidine sulfate; vorozole; zeniplatin; zinostatin; zorubicinhydrochloride, agents that arrest cells in the G2-M phases and/ormodulate the formation or stability of microtubules, (e.g. Taxol, i.e.paclitaxel), Taxotere, compounds comprising the taxane skeleton,Erbulozole (i.e. R-55104), Dolastatin 10 (i.e. DLS-10 and NSC-376128),Mivobulin isethionate (i.e. as CI-980), Vincristine, NSC-639829,Discodermolide (i.e. as NVP-XX-A-296), ABT-751 (Abbott, i.e. E-7010),Altorhyrtins (e.g. Altorhyrtin A and Altorhyrtin C), Spongistatins (e.g.Spongistatin 1, Spongistatin 2, Spongistatin 3, Spongistatin 4,Spongistatin 5, Spongistatin 6, Spongistatin 7, Spongistatin 8, andSpongistatin 9), Cemadotin hydrochloride (i.e. LU-103793 andSC-D-669356), Epothilones (e.g. Epothilone A, Epothilone B, Epothilone C(i.e. desoxyepothilone A or dEpoA), Epothilone D (i.e. KOS-862, dEpoB,and desoxyepothilone B), Epothilone E, Epothilone F, Epothilone BN-oxide, Epothilone A N-oxide, 16-aza-epothilone B, 21-aminoepothilone B(i.e. BMS-310705), 21-hydroxyepothilone D (i.e. Desoxyepothilone F anddEpoF), 26-fluoroepothilone, Auristatin PE (i.e. NSC-654663), Soblidotin(i.e. TZT-1027), LS-4559-P (Pharmacia, i.e. LS-4577), LS-4578(Pharmacia, i.e. LS-477-P), LS-4477 (Pharmacia), LS-4559 (Pharmacia),RPR-1 12378 (Aventis), Vincristine sulfate, DZ-3358 (Daiichi), FR-182877(Fujisawa, i.e. WS-9885B), GS-164 (Takeda), GS-198 (Takeda), KAR-2(Hungarian Academy of Sciences), BSF-223651 (BASF, i.e. ILX-651 andLU-223651), SAH-49960 (Lilly/Novartis), SDZ-268970 (Lilly/Novartis),AM-97 (Armad/Kyowa Hakko), AM-132 (Armad), AM-138 (Armad/Kyowa Hakko),IDN-5005 (Indena), Cryptophycin 52 (i.e. LY-355703), AC-7739 (Ajinomoto,i.e. AVE-8063A and CS-39.HCl), AC-7700 (Ajinomoto, i.e. AVE-8062,AVE-8062A, CS-39-L-Ser.HCl, and RPR-258062A), Vitilevuamide, TubulysinA, Canadensol, Centaureidin (i.e. NSC-106969), T-138067 (Tularik, i.e.T-67, TL-138067 and TI-138067), COBRA-1 (Parker Hughes Institute, i.e.DDE-261 and WHI-261), H10 (Kansas State University), H16 (Kansas StateUniversity), Oncocidin A 1 (i.e. BTO-956 and DIME), DDE-313 (ParkerHughes Institute), Fijianolide B, Laulimalide, SPA-2 (Parker HughesInstitute), SPA-1 (Parker Hughes Institute, i.e. SPIKET-P), 3-IAABU(Cytoskeleton/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, i.e. MF-569), Narcosine(also known as NSC-5366), Nascapine, D-24851 (Asta Medica), A-105972(Abbott), Hemiasterlin, 3-BAABU (Cytoskeleton/Mt. Sinai School ofMedicine, i.e. MF-191), TMPN (Arizona State University), Vanadoceneacetylacetonate, T-138026 (Tularik), Monsatrol, Inanocine (i.e.NSC-698666), 3-IAABE (Cytoskeleton/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine),A-204197 (Abbott), T-607 (Tularik, i.e. T-900607), RPR-115781 (Aventis),Eleutherobins (such as Desmethyleleutherobin, Desaetyleleutherobin,lsoeleutherobin A, and Z-Eleutherobin), Caribaeoside, Caribaeolin,Halichondrin B, D-64131 (Asta Medica), D-68144 (Asta Medica),Diazonamide A, A-293620 (Abbott), NPI-2350 (Nereus), Taccalonolide A,TUB-245 (Aventis), A-259754 (Abbott), Diozostatin, (−)-Phenylahistin(i.e. NSCL-96F037), D-68838 (Asta Medica), D-68836 (Asta Medica),Myoseverin B, D-43411 (Zentaris, i.e. D-81862), A-289099 (Abbott),A-318315 (Abbott), HTI-286 (i.e. SPA-110, trifluoroacetate salt)(Wyeth), D-82317 (Zentaris), D-82318 (Zentaris), SC-12983 (NCI),Resverastatin phosphate sodium, BPR-OY-007 (National Health ResearchInstitutes), and SSR-25041 1 (Sanofi), steroids (e.g., dexamethasone),finasteride, aromatase inhibitors, gonadotropin-releasing hormoneagonists (GnRH) such as goserelin or leuprolide, adrenocorticosteroids(e.g., prednisone), progestins (e.g., hydroxyprogesterone caproate,megestrol acetate, medroxyprogesterone acetate), estrogens (e.g.,diethlystilbestrol, ethinyl estradiol), antiestrogen (e.g., tamoxifen),androgens (e.g., testosterone propionate, fluoxymesterone), antiandrogen(e.g., flutamide), immunostimulants (e.g., Bacillus Calmette-Guerin(BCG), levamisole, interleukin-2, alpha-interferon, etc.), monoclonalantibodies (e.g., anti-CD20, anti-HER2, anti-CD52, anti-HLA-DR, andanti-VEGF monoclonal antibodies), immunotoxins (e.g., anti-CD33monoclonal antibody-calicheamicin conjugate, anti-CD22 monoclonalantibody-Pseudomonas exotoxin conjugate, etc.), radioimmunotherapy(e.g., anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody conjugated to ^(U1)In, ⁹⁰Y, or¹³¹I, etc.), triptolide, homoharringtonine, dactinomycin, doxorubicin,epirubicin, topotecan, itraconazole, vindesine, cerivastatin,vincristine, deoxyadenosine, sertraline, pitavastatin, irinotecan,clofazimine, 5-nonyloxytryptamine, vemurafenib, dabrafenib, erlotinib,gefitinib, EGFR inhibitors, epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)-targeted therapy or therapeutic (e.g. gefitinib (Iressa™),erlotinib (Tarceva™), cetuximab (Erbitux™), lapatinib (Tykerb™),panitumumab (Vectibix™), vandetanib (Caprelsa™), afatinib/BIBW2992,CI-1033/canertinib, neratinib/HKI-272, CP-724714, TAK-285, AST-1306,ARRY334543, ARRY-380, AG-1478, dacomitinib/PF299804, OSI-420/desmethylerlotinib, AZD8931, AEE788, pelitinib/EKB-569, CUDC-101, WZ8040, WZ4002,WZ3146, AG-490, XL647, PD153035, BMS-599626), sorafenib, imatinib,sunitinib, dasatinib, or the like.

“Chemotherapeutic” or “chemotherapeutic agent” is used in accordancewith its plain ordinary meaning and refers to a chemical composition orcompound having antineoplastic properties or the ability to inhibit thegrowth or proliferation of cells.

Additionally, the compounds described herein can be co-administered withconventional immunotherapeutic agents including, but not limited to,immunostimulants (e.g., Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), levamisole,interleukin-2, alpha-interferon, etc.), monoclonal antibodies (e.g.,anti-CD20, anti-HER2, anti-CD52, anti-HLA-DR, and anti-VEGF monoclonalantibodies), immunotoxins (e.g., anti-CD33 monoclonalantibody-calicheamicin conjugate, anti-CD22 monoclonalantibody-Pseudomonas exotoxin conjugate, etc.), and radioimmunotherapy(e.g., anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody conjugated to ^(m)In, ⁹⁰Y, or ¹³¹I,etc.).

In a further embodiment, the compounds described herein can beco-administered with conventional radiotherapeutic agents including, butnot limited to, radionuclides such as ⁴⁷Sc, ⁶⁴Cu, ⁶⁷Cu, ⁸⁹Sr, ⁸⁶Y, ⁸⁷Y,⁹⁰Y, ¹⁰⁵Rh, ^(m)Ag, ^(m)In, ^(117m)Sn, ¹⁴⁹Pm, ¹⁵³Sm, ¹⁶⁶Ho, ¹⁷⁷Lu,¹⁸⁸Re, ¹⁸⁸Re, ²¹¹At, and ²¹²Bi, optionally conjugated to antibodiesdirected against tumor antigens.

Additional Agents

In some embodiments, the second agent for use in combination with acompound (e.g., a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II)) orcomposition thereof described herein is an agent for use in treating aneurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, amusculoskeletal disease, or a metabolic disease. In some embodiments, asecond agent for use in combination with a compound (e.g., a compound ofFormula (I) or Formula (II)) or composition thereof described herein isan agent approved by the FDA or similar regulatory agency of a countryother than the USA, for treating a disease, disorder, or conditiondescribed herein.

In some embodiments, a second agent for use in treating aneurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, an inflammatory disease, amusculoskeletal disease, or a metabolic disease includes, but is notlimited to, an anti-psychotic drug, anti-depressive drug, anti-anxietydrug, analgesic, a stimulant, a sedative, a pain reliever, ananti-inflammatory agent, a benzodiazepine, a cholinesterase inhibitor, anon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a corticosteroid, a MAOinhibitor, a beta-blocker, a calcium channel blocker, an antacid, orother agent. Exemplary second agents may include donepezil, galantamine,rivastigmine, memantine, levodopa, dopamine, pramipexole, ropinirole,rotigotine, doxapram, oxazepam, quetiapine, selegiline, rasagiline,entacapone, benztropine, trihexyphenidyl, riluzole, diazepam,chlorodiazepoxide, lorazepam, alprazolam, buspirone, gepirone,ispapirone, hydroxyzine, propranolol, hydroxyzine, midazolam,trifluoperazine, methylphenidate, atomoxetine, methylphenidate,pemoline, perphenazine, divalproex, valproic acid, sertraline,fluoxetine, citalopram, escitalopram, paroxetine, fluvoxamine,trazodone, desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline,amoxapine, clomipramine, desipramine, imipramine, nortriptyline,protriptyline, trimipramine, maprotiline, bupropion, nefazodone,vortioxetine, lithium, clozapine, fluphenazine, haloperidol,paliperidone, loxapine, thiothixene, pimozide, thioridazine,risperidone, aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, acetaminophen, azathioprine,methotrexate, mycophenolic acid, leflunomide, dibenzoylmethane,cilostazol, pentoxifylline, duloxetine, a cannabinoid (e.g, nabilone),simethicone, magaldrate, aluminum salts, calcium salts, sodium salts,magnesium salts, alginic acid, acarbose, albiglutide, alogliptin,metformin, insulin, lisinopril, atenolol, atorvastatin, fluvastatin,lovastatin, pitavastatin, simvastatin, rosuvastatin, and the like.

Naturally derived agents or supplements may also be used in conjunctionwith a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) or a composition thereofto treat a neurodegenerative disease, an inflammatory disease, amusculoskeletal disease, or a metabolic disease. Exemplary naturallyderived agents or supplements include omega-3 fatty acids, carnitine,citicoline, curcumin, gingko, vitamin E, vitamin B (e.g., vitamin B5,vitamin B6, or vitamin B12), huperzine A, phosphatidylserine, rosemary,caffeine, melatonin, chamomile, St. John's wort, tryptophan, and thelike.

EXAMPLES

In order that the invention described herein may be more fullyunderstood, the following examples are set forth. The synthetic andbiological examples described in this application are offered toillustrate the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methodsprovided herein and are not to be construed in any way as limiting theirscope.

Synthetic Protocols

The compounds provided herein can be prepared from readily availablestarting materials using modifications to the specific synthesisprotocols set forth below that would be well known to those of skill inthe art. It will be appreciated that where typical or preferred processconditions (i.e., reaction temperatures, times, mole ratios ofreactants, solvents, pressures, etc.) are given, other processconditions can also be used unless otherwise stated. Optimum reactionconditions may vary with the particular reactants or solvents used, butsuch conditions can be determined by those skilled in the art by routineoptimization procedures. General scheme relating to methods of makingexemplary compounds of the invention are additionally described in thesection entitled Methods of Making Compounds.

Additionally, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art,conventional protecting groups may be necessary to prevent certainfunctional groups from undergoing undesired reactions. The choice of asuitable protecting group for a particular functional group as well assuitable conditions for protection and deprotection are well known inthe art. For example, numerous protecting groups, and their introductionand removal, are described in Greene et al., Protecting Groups inOrganic Synthesis, Second Edition, Wiley, New York, 1991, and referencescited therein.

Abbreviations

APCI for atmospheric pressure chemical ionization; DBU for1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene; DCI for desorption chemicalionization; DMSO for dimethyl sulfoxide; ESI for electrosprayionization; HATU for1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate; HPLC for high performance liquidchromatography; LC/MS for liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry; LHMDSfor lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide; MS for mass spectrum; NBS forN-bromosuccinimide; NMR for nuclear magnetic resonance; psi for poundsper square inch; SFC for supercritical fluid chromatography; TBS fortert-butyldimethylsilyl; TBSO for tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy; THF fortetrahydrofuran; TLC for thin-layer chromatography; UV for ultraviolet;and XPhos for 2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl.

Example 1:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 100) Example 1A:2,4-dibromo-N-(3-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)butanamide

To a solution of 9B (1000 mg, 3.51 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (35mL) were added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (3.07 mL, 17.56 mmol) and2,4-dibromobutanoyl chloride (0.557 mL, 4.21 mmol). The reaction mixturewas stirred overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture wasfiltered, and the collected solid was washed with dichloromethane (3×20mL) to give the title compound (1800 mg, 3.5 mmol, 100% yield). ¹H NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.03 (s, 1H), 8.73 (s, 1H), 7.49 (t, J=8.9 Hz,1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H),4.48 (s, 2H), 4.43 (dd, J=7.6, 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.64-3.44 (m, 2H), 2.35 (q,J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.25 (s, 6H); MS (ESI+) m/z 513 (M+H)⁺.

Example 1B:N-(3-(3-bromo-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

To a solution of 1A (1000 mg, 1.951 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (10.7mL) was added lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (LHMDS, 1.853 mL, 1.853mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes.The reaction mixture was then quenched with saturated NH₄Cl and thenextracted with ethyl acetate (60 mL). The organic layer was dried withMgSO₄, filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified via columnchromatography (SiO₂, ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (650 mg,1.506 mmol, 77% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H),7.49 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0,2.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 4.63 (dd, J=7.4, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 3.44-3.33(m, 2H), 2.59 (dq, J=14.6, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 2.33 (s, 6H), 2.16 (ddt, J=14.3,7.1, 3.6 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 450 (M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 1C:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-y]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

To a solution of Example 1B (50 mg, 0.116 mmol) in acetonitrile (0.579mL) was added 4-chloro-3-fluorophenol (33.9 mg, 0.232 mmol) andpotassium carbonate (40.0 mg, 0.290 mmol).

The reaction mixture was stirred at 65° C. for 1 hour. The reactionmixture was filtered and concentrated. The residue was purified viacolumn chromatography (SiO₂, ethyl acetate) to give the title compound(40 mg, 0.080 mmol, 69.4% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.79(s, 1H), 7.48 (dt, J=11.1, 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.15 (dd, J=11.5, 2.8 Hz, 1H),7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (dddd, J=17.9, 8.9, 2.9, 1.2 Hz,2H), 5.05 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 3.35-3.24 (m, 2H), 2.55 (ddt,J=9.6, 7.4, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.39-2.29 (m, 6H), 1.91 (ddt, J=13.0, 8.9, 7.5Hz, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 514 (M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 2:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(2-oxo-3-{[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]oxy}pyrrolidin-1-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide(Compound 101)

The reaction and purification conditions described in Example 1substituting 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-ol for 4-chloro-3-fluorophenolgave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.79 (s, 1H),7.48 (dt, J=11.1, 8.9 Hz, 2H), 7.15 (dd, J=11.5, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd,J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (dddd, J=17.9, 8.9, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 2H), 5.05 (t,J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 3.35-3.24 (m, 2H), 2.55 (ddt, J=9.6, 7.4,3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.39-2.29 (m, 6H), 1.91 (ddt, J=13.0, 8.9, 7.5 Hz, 1H); MS(ESI+) m/z 514 (M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 3:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(3R)-3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 102) Example 3A:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

The reaction and purification conditions described in Example 1substituting 4-chlorophenol for 4-chloro-3-fluorophenol supplied thetitle compound.

Example 3B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(3R)-3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-y]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

The title compound was isolated by chiral preparative SFC of Example 3Aas the first peak eluted off the column. Absolute stereochemistry wasarbitrarily assigned. The preparative SFC (Supercritical FluidChromatography) was performed on a Thar 200 preparative SFC (SFC-5)system using a Chiralpak® IC, 300×50 mm I.D., 10 μm column. The columnwas heated at 38° C., and the backpressure regulator was set to maintain100 bar. The mobile phase A was CO₂ and B was isopropanol (0.1% NH₄OH).The eluent was held isocratically at 45% of mobile phase B at a flowrate of 200 mL/minute. Fraction collection was time triggered with UVmonitor wavelength set at 220 nm. Preparative HPLC was performed on aGilson 281 semi-preparative HPLC system using a Phenomenex® Luna® C18(2)10 μm 100 Å AXIA™ column (250 mm×80 mm) column. A gradient ofacetonitrile (A) and 0.075% trifluoroacetic acid in water (B) was usedat a flow rate of 80 mL/minute. A linear gradient was used from about30% of A to about 100% of A over about 30 minutes. Detection method wasUV at wave length of 220 nM and 254 nM. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm8.79 (s, 1H), 7.49 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.35-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.11-7.00 (m,3H), 6.85 (dd, J=9.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 4.99 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H),3.43-3.25 (m, 2H), 2.58-2.49 (m, 1H), 2.39-2.28 (m, 6H), 1.90 (dq,J=13.3, 7.8 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 496 (M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 4:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(3S)-3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 103)

The title compound was isolated by chiral preparative SFC under theconditions described in Example 3B of Example 3A as the second peakeluted off the column. The stereochemistry was arbitrarily assigned. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.79 (s, 1H), 7.49 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H),7.35-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.11-7.00 (m, 3H), 6.85 (dd, J=9.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 4.99(t, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 3.43-3.25 (m, 2H), 2.58-2.49 (m, 1H),2.39-2.28 (m, 6H), 1.90 (dq, J=13.3, 7.8 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 496(M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 5:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-{2-oxo-3-[(1,3,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)oxy]pyrrolidin-1-yl}bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide(Compound 104)

The reaction and purification conditions described in Example 1substituting 1,3,5-trimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ol for 4-chloro-3-fluorophenolgave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H),7.49 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.3, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0,2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 4.24 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 1H), 3.57 (s, 3H),3.36 (td, J=9.1, 3.5 Hz, 1H), 3.24-3.16 (m, 1H), 2.38-2.26 (m, 7H), 2.13(s, 3H), 2.04 (s, 3H), 2.02-1.91 (m, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 477 (M+H)⁺.

Example 6:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-{3-[(5-methyl-1,2-oxazol-3-yl)oxy]-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl}bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide(Compound 105)

The reaction and purification conditions described in Example 1substituting 5-methylisoxazol-3-ol for 4-chloro-3-fluorophenol gave thetitle compound. ¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 7.49 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2Hz, 1H), 6.03 (d, J=1.0 Hz, 1H), 5.07 (t, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H),3.42-3.36 (m, 1H), 3.31-3.26 (m, 1H), 2.59-2.51 (m, 1H), 2.37-2.28 (m,9H), 1.95 (ddt, J=13.2, 9.1, 7.7 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 450 (M+H)⁺.

Example 7:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-{3-[(1-methyl-H-pyrazol-4-yl)oxy]-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl}bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide(Compound 106)

The reaction and purification conditions described in Example 1substituting 1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-ol hydrochloride for4-chloro-3-fluorophenol gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 7.50 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (s, 1H), 7.07(dd, J=11.3, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (dt, J=8.7, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 4.53 (t, J=7.6Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 3.72 (s, 3H), 3.34 (td, J=9.2, 3.3 Hz, 1H), 3.25(dt, J=9.6, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 2.43 (ddt, J=13.1, 7.7, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 2.38-2.28(m, 6H), 1.95-1.83 (m, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 449 (M+H)⁺.

Example 8:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(3-{[1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl]oxy}-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide(Compound 107)

The reaction and purification conditions described in Example 1substituting 1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ol for4-chloro-3-fluorophenol gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.79 (s, 1H), 7.49 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4,2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.26 (s, 1H), 5.01 (t,J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 3.64 (s, 3H), 3.44 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 3.29(dt, J=9.5, 7.5 Hz, 1H), 2.60 (dtd, J=13.1, 7.3, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 2.41-2.28(m, 6H), 2.08-1.97 (m, 1H); MS (ESI+) m/z 534 (M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 9:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 108) Example 9A: tert-butyl(3-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate

To a solution of 2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid (AldlabChemicals, 2.01 g, 9.84 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (25 mL) was addedN-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (3.96 mL, 22.7 mmol) followed by2-(3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethylisouroniumhexafluorophosphate(V) (3.02 g, 7.94 mmol). This mixture was stirred atambient temperature for 5 minutes, and then tert-butyl(3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate (PharmaBlock, 1.5 g, 7.57mmol) was added. The mixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperaturefor 16 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with saturated, aqueousNH₄Cl (20 mL) and then washed with CH₂Cl₂ (25 mL). The aqueous layer wasextracted with CH₂Cl₂ (3×5 mL), and the combined organic fractions weredried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂,10/ethyl acetate/heptanes to 80% ethyl acetate/heptanes) to give thetitle compound (2.65 g, 6.89 mmol, 91% yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 402(M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 9B:N-(3-aminobicyclo[0.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

To solution of Example 9A (9 g, 23.39 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL)was added trifluoroacetic acid (30 mL, 389 mmol) at 0° C. The mixturewas stirred at ambient temperature for 12 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted withwater (300 mL). The aqueous phase was adjusted to pH=8 with NaHCO₃ andthen extracted with dichloromethane (4×150 mL). The combined organiclayers were dried (Na₂SO₄) and concentrated under reduced pressure toprovide 6 g (90%) of the title compound as a white solid. MS (APCI) m/z285 (M+H)⁺.

Example 9C: tert-butyl(2-((3-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[0.1.1]pentan-1-yl)amino)ethyl)carbamate

To a mixture of the product of Example 9B (0.635 g, 2.23 mmol), sodiumcyanoborohydride (0.35 g, 5.58 mmol) and tert-butyl(2-oxoethyl)carbamate (0.355 g, 2.23 mmol, Aldrich) in CH₃OH (10 mL) wasadded acetic acid (0.3 mL, 5.24 mmol) dropwise over a period of 1minute. The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1hour and was then filtered through a glass microfiber frit. Theresulting solution was directly purified by preparative HPLC [YMCTriArt™ C18 Hybrid 20 μm column, 50×150 mm, flow rate 140 mL/minute,5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueous ammoniumbicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] to give thetitle compound (0.31 g, 0.72 mmol, 33% yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 428 (M+H)⁺.

Example 9D:N-(3-((2-aminoethyl)amino)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

To a mixture of the product of Example 9C (0.30 g, 0.70 mmol) indichloromethane (2 mL) at 0° C. was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL,12.98 mmol) dropwise over a period of 3 minutes. The reaction mixturewas slowly warmed up to ambient temperature over 15 minutes and was keptstirring for 1 hour. The resulting reaction mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure, and the residue was partitioned betweendichloromethane (2×20 mL) and aqueous NaOH (1.0 N, 20 mL). The organiclayers were combined and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate andconcentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (0.205 g,0.63 mmol, 89% yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 328 (M+H)⁺.

Example 9E:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

To a mixture of the product of Example 9D (200 mg, 0.610 mmol) and1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU, 0.014 mL, 0.092 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (20 mL) was added N,N-carbonyldiimidazole (114 mg, 0.70mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 18hours. Water (0.5 mL) was added to the reaction. The resulting mixturewas concentrated under reduced pressure to about 2 mL and was thenfiltered through a glass microfiber frit and directly purified bypreparative HPLC [YMC TriArt™ C18 Hybrid 5 μm column, 50×100 mm, flowrate 140 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 Maqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammoniumhydroxide)] to give the title compound (151 mg, 0.43 mmol, 70% yield).¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.71 (s, 1H), 7.49 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H),7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.38(s, 1H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 3.32-3.26 (m, 2H), 3.22-3.16 (m, 2H), 2.21 (s,6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 354 (M+H)⁺.

Example 9F:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

A pressure tube was charged with the product of Example 9E (15 mg, 0.04mmol), cesium carbonate (41.4 mg, 0.127 mmol),4-chloro-3-fluoroiodobenzene (13 mg, 0.051 mmol, Aldrich),2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl (XPhos, 3.0 mg,6.3 μmol), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (3.0 mg, 3.3 μmol),and dioxane (2.0 mL). The tube was degassed three times with a nitrogenback flush each time and then sealed. The reaction mixture was warmed to90° C. and was allowed to stir for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled toambient temperature, filtered through a glass microfiber frit andpurified by preparative HPLC [YMC TriArt™ C18 Hybrid 5 μm column, 50×100mm, flow rate 140 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer(0.025 M aqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammoniumhydroxide)] to give the crude product which was further purified vianormal phase flash chromatography (SiO₂, 25% to 100% ethyl acetate inheptane) to give the title compound (8.5 mg, 0.018 mmol, 42% yield). ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 7.73 (dd, J=12.7, 2.6 Hz,1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (ddd, J=8.9,2.7, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9,1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.50 (s, 2H), 3.79 (dd, J=9.4, 6.6 Hz, 2H), 3.51-3.43 (m,2H), 2.32 (s, 6H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 482 (M+H)⁺.

Example 10:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(2S)-4-[4-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 109) Example 10A: ethyl1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane-8-carboxylate

A mixture of ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate (11.70 mL, 73.4 mmol),ethane-1,2-diol (12.29 mL, 220 mmol), and p-toluenesulfonic acidmonohydrate (1.397 g, 7.34 mmol) in toluene (200 mL) was stirred atreflux with a Dean-Stark trap apparatus for 180 minutes. The reactionmixture was neutralized with N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine and thenconcentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel (0-30% ethylacetate in heptane) to give 12.77 g of the title compound. ¹H NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 4.01 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.81 (s, 4H), 2.32 (tt,J=10.4, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 1.83-1.71 (m, 2H), 1.66-1.57 (m, 1H), 1.62-1.38 (m,5H), 1.13 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

Example 10B: ethyl 8-acetyl-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane-8-carboxylate

To a solution of diisopropylamine (5.19 mL, 36.4 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (25 mL) at 0° C. was added n-butyllithium slowly below5° C. After stirring for 30 minutes, the solution was cooled to −78° C.under nitrogen, and a solution of Example 10A (6.0 g, 28.0 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (3 mL) was added slowly, and the resultant mixture wasstirred for 30 minutes at the same temperature. Then acetyl chloride(2.59 mL, 36.4 mmol) was added slowly to maintain the temperature below−60° C., and the mixture was stirred at −70° C. for 2 hours. Thereaction was quenched with saturated NH₄Cl solution, and the aqueousphase was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washedwith brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate wasconcentrated, and the residue was purified on silica gel (0-70% ethylacetate in heptane) to give 6.78 g of the title compound. ¹H NMR (500MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 4.19-4.11 (m, 2H), 3.85 (s, 4H), 2.13 (s, 3H),2.10-2.01 (m, 2H), 1.90 (ddd, J=13.9, 9.6, 4.6 Hz, 2H), 1.54 (th,J=13.6, 4.7 Hz, 4H), 1.18 (dd, J=7.6, 6.5 Hz, 3H).

Example 10C: ethyl 1-acetyl-4-oxocyclohexane-1-carboxylate

A mixture of Example 10B (6.5 g, 25.4 mmol) and HCl (21.13 mL, 127 mmol)in acetone (60 mL) was stirred at ambient temperature overnight.Volatiles were removed under reduced pressure, and the residue waspartitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer waswashed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. Thefiltrate was concentrated to give 5.46 g of the title compound that wasused without further purification. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 4.16(q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.17 (s, 3H), 2.35-2.07 (m, 8H), 1.17 (t, J=7.1 Hz,3H).

Example 10D: ethyl4-(benzylamino)-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carboxylate, HydrochloricAcid

A mixture of Example 10C (9.7 g, 45.7 mmol), benzylamine (14.98 mL, 137mmol), and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.087 g, 0.457 mmol) intoluene (100 mL) was stirred at reflux with a Dean-Stark trap apparatusovernight. The mixture was concentrated, and the residue was stirredwith a mixture of ethyl acetate (50 mL) and 3 N HCl (100 mL) for 30minutes. The precipitate was collected by filtration, washed withmixture of ethyl acetate/heptane, and air-dried to give 11.3 g of titlecompound as an HCl salt. The filtrate was neutralized with 6 N NaOH andextracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×2). The organic layer was washedwith brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The residue waspurified on silica gel (0-70% ethyl acetate in heptane) to give another0.77 g of the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.73 (t,J=6.2 Hz, 2H), 7.87-7.12 (m, 5H), 4.09 (m, 4H), 2.88 (s, 2H), 2.08 (dt,J=20.7, 13.4 Hz, 6H), 1.16 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 302.1(M+H)⁺.

Example 10E: 4-(benzylamino)-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carboxylic acidhydrochloride

A mixture of 10D (20.7 g, 61.3 mmol) and 25% aqueous sodium hydroxide(49.0 mL, 306 mmol) in methanol (200 mL) and water (200 mL) was stirredfor 24 hours at ambient temperature. The mixture was concentrated, andthe residue was acidified with 1 N HCl. The precipitate was collected byfiltration, washed with water, and air dried to give 16.4 g of the titlecompound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 12.70 (s, 1H), 9.67 (s, 2H),7.62 (dd, J=7.5, 2.0 Hz, 2H), 7.43 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 4.13 (s, 2H), 2.87(s, 2H), 2.08 (tdq, J=14.4, 10.8, 5.8, 5.0 Hz, 8H).

Example 10F: 1-amino-4-(benzylamino)bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-one,Trifluoroacetic Acid

To a mixture of Example 10E (5.0 g, 16.14 mmol) and oxalyl dichloride(24.21 mL, 48.4 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL) was addedN,N-dimethylformamide (0.250 mL, 3.23 mmol), and the suspension wasstirred at ambient temperature for 14 hours. The mixture wasconcentrated, and the residue was triturated with ether/heptane. Theprecipitate was collected by filtration and dried to give 4.99 g of4-(benzylamino)-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carbonyl chloridehydrochloride which was used in next step without further purification.To a mixture of sodium azide (0.832 g, 12.80 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL)and water (10 mL) at 0° C. was added a suspension of the crude4-(benzylamino)-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carbonyl chloride (0.934 g,3.2 mmol) in dioxane (30 mL), and the solution was stirred at ambienttemperature for 30 minutes. Volatiles were removed to give4-(benzylamino)-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-carbonyl azide which wassuspended with 50 mL of toluene and heated at 65° C. for 2 hours toconvert to the corresponding isocyanate. Then 3 N HCl (40 mL) was addedcarefully, and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 3 hours. Volatileswere removed under vacuum, and the residue was stirred with methanol andthe inorganic salts were removed by filtration. The filtrate wasconcentrated, and the residue was purified by HPLC (0˜60%6 acetonitrilein 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid/water on a Phenomenex® C18 10 μm (250 mm×50mm) column at a flowrate of 50 mL/minute) to give 550 mg of the titlecompound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.47 (s, 2H), 8.59 (s, 3H),7.55-7.39 (m, 5H), 4.18 (s, 2H), 3.01 (s, 2H), 2.28-2.09 (m, 6H), 1.96(td, J=12.6, 12.0, 7.0 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 245.1 (M+H)⁺.

Example 10G:N-[4-(benzylamino)-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl]-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

A mixture of Example 10F (0.66 g, 0.699 mmol),2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid (0.179 g, 0.873 mmol) andN-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (0.610 mL, 3.49 mmol) inN,N-dimethylformamide (10 mL) was treated with2-(3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethylisouroniumhexafluorophosphate(V) (0.398 g, 1.048 mmol), and the reaction mixturewas stirred at ambient temperature for 15 minutes. The reaction mixturewas partitioned between water and dichloromethane. The organic layer wasconcentrated, and the residue was purified by HPLC (15˜100% acetonitrilein 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid/water on a Phenomenex® C18 10 μm (250 mm×50mm) column at a flowrate of 50 mL/minute) to give 0.34 g of the titlecompound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.23 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 7.84(s, 1H), 7.55-7.39 (m, 6H), 7.09 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd,J=8.9, 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.59 (s, 2H), 4.17 (t, J=5.6 Hz, 2H), 2.90 (d,J=3.7 Hz, 2H), 2.50-2.36 (m, 2H), 2.23-2.09 (m, 2H), 2.13-1.95 (m, 4H);MS (ESI⁺) m/z 431.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 10H:N-(4-amino-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide,Trifluoroacetic Acid

To a mixture of Pd(OH)₂ (2.7 g, 3.85 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (500 mL)was added Example 10G (10 g, 22.05 mmol) under argon at ambienttemperature, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 7.5 hours under H2at 50 psi. Methanol (1000 mL) was added, and the mixture was filteredthrough a pad of diatomaceous earth. The filter cake was washed withmethanol (1000 mL), and the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was purified by reversed phase HPLC (10-80%acetonitrile in 0.075% trifluoroacetic acid/water over 30 minutes on a250 mm×80 mm Phenomenex® Luna®-C18 10 μm column at a flowrate of 80mL/minute) to give the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm8.49 (s, 3H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.49 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (dd, J=11.3,2.6 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (dd, J=8.9, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 4.58 (s, 2H), 2.73 (s, 2H),2.38 (t, J=9.1 Hz, 2H), 1.95 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 6H).

Example 10I:N-(4-amino-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamidehydrochloride

A mixture of Example 10H (7 g, 15.39 mmol) and NaBH₄ (0.582 g, 15.39mmol) in a mixture of methanol (200 mL) and methylene chloride (200 mL)was stirred at 20° C. for 12 hours. The solution was concentrated, andthe residue was purified by preparative HPLC (5˜100% acetonitrile inwater with 0.05% HCl on a SNAP C18 (20-35 μm, 800 g) column at a flowrate of 200 mL/minute) to provide the title compound (5.0 g, 83%); MS(ESI⁺) m/z 343.1 (M+H)⁺.

Example 10J:N-[(2S)-4-amino-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl]-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

The title compound was isolated by chiral preparative SFC of Example 101as the first peak eluted off the column. The chirality of its enantiomer(the 2nd peak off the column) was confirmed by X-ray crystallography.The preparative SFC (Supercritical Fluid Chromatography) was performedon a Thar 200 preparative SFC (SFC-5) system using a Chiralpak® IC-H,250×30 mm I.D., 5 μm column. The column was heated at 38° C., and thebackpressure regulator was set to maintain 100 bar. The mobile phase Awas CO₂ and B was isopropanol (0.1% ammonium hydroxide). The eluent washeld isocratically at 40% of mobile phase B at a flowrate of 75mL/minute. Fraction collection was time triggered with UV monitorwavelength set at 220 nm. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 343.1 (M+H)⁺.

Example 10K: (E)-ethyl 3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)but-2-enoate

To a −78° C. solution of triethyl phosphonoacetate (1.016 mL, 5.10 mmol)in tetrahydrofuran (8 mL) was added 1.6 M n-butyllithium (3.33 mL, 5.33mmol) in hexane. The reaction was stirred at −78° C. for 15 minutes. Tothe above mixture was added a solution of1-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethanone (0.800 g, 4.64 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (3 mL). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to roomtemperature and stirred overnight. The reaction was quenched with brine,and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×). The combinedorganic layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, and concentrated. Theresidue was purified on an 80 g silica column using a Biotage® Isolera™One flash system eluted with heptanes/ethyl acetate (95:5) to providethe title compound (0.502 g, 45%). MS (DCI⁺) m/z 260.0 (M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 10L: (Z)-ethyl 4-bromo-3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)but-2-enoate

A mixture of Example 10K (0.366 g, 1.508 mmol), N-bromosuccinimide (NBS,0.322 g, 1.810 mmol), and 75% benzoyl peroxide (0.024 g, 0.075 mmol) inanhydrous CCl₄ (25 mL) was refluxed for 10 hours. More benzoyl peroxide(0.016 g) and N-bromosuccinimide (0.160 g) were added. The reactionmixture was heated at reflux for 7 hours. After cooling, the suspensionwas filtered, and the filtrate was purified on a 40 g column using aBiotage® Isolera™ One flash system eluted with heptanes/ethyl acetate(98:2 to 95:5) to provide the title compound (0.290 g, 60%). MS (DCI⁺)m/z 338.0 (M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 10M:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-((2S)-4-[4-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)acetamide

A mixture of Example 10J (38.8 mg, 0.113 mmol), Example 10L (36.4 mg,0.113 mmol), and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (23.7 μL, 0.136 mmol) inpropionitrile (1 mL) was heated at 90° C. for 2.5 hours. Volatiles wereremoved under reduced pressure. The residue was purified byreverse-phase HPLC performed on a Zorbax Rx-C18 column (250×21.2 mm, 7μm particle size) using a gradient of 10% to 95% acetonitrile:0.1%aqueous trifluoroacetic acid over 30 minutes at a flow rate of 18mL/minute to provide the title compound (13.5 mg, 22%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.75 (dd, J=10.7, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (t, J=8.1 Hz, 1H),7.54-7.45 (m, 2H), 7.29 (s, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.84(ddd, J=8.9, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.62-6.53 (m, 1H), 5.15 (d, J=4.3 Hz,1H), 4.50 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 2H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 4.17-4.04 (m, 1H), 2.50-2.43(m, 1H), 2.22-1.78 (m, 9H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 537.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 11:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(4S)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 110) Example 11A:(S)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-((1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)amino)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

To a solution of the product of Example 9B (0.16 g, 0.57 mmol) and(R)-2-chloro-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethanol (0.080 g, 0.36 mmol) inN,N-dimethylformamide (1 mL) was added sodium iodide (0.053 g, 0.36mmol) and Hunig's Base (N,N-diisopropylethylamine) (0.22 mL, 1.2 mmol).The reaction mixture was heated to 130° C. for 2.5 hours in a Biotage®Initiator+ microwave reactor, concentrated in vacuo, diluted withN,N-dimethylformamide/water (1 mL) and purified by preparative HPLC[Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute,5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueous ammoniumbicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] to give thetitle compound (0.051 g, 0.11 mmol, 30% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.70 (s, 1H), 8.38 (s, 1H), 7.56-7.44 (m, 2H), 7.11-6.99(m, 2H), 6.92-6.75 (m, 2H), 4.49 (d, J=11.9 Hz, 2H), 2.17 (m, 4H), 2.07(s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 475 (M+H)⁺.

Example 11B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(4S)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

To a solution of the product of Example 11A (0.02 g, 0.04 mmol) in CH₃CN(0.5 mL) was added 4-nitrophenyl carbonochloridate (0.013 g, 0.063 mmol)and Hunig's Base (0.02 mL, 0.08 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirredfor 30 minutes at 110° C. in a Biotage® Initiator+ microwave, wasdiluted with N,N-dimethylformamide/water (2 mL), and purified bypreparative HPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flowrate 40 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 Maqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammoniumhydroxide)] to give the title compound (0.004 g, 0.008 mmol, 19% yield).H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.65 (s, 1H), 7.76-7.65 (m, 2H), 7.47 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.41-7.36 (m, 1H), 7.03 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H),6.85-6.78 (m, 1H), 5.00 (dd, J=8.8, 6.5 Hz, 1H), 4.60 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H),4.42 (s, 2H), 4.01 (dd, J=8.9, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 2.10 (dd, J=9.3, 1.4 Hz,3H), 2.04 (dd, J=9.4, 1.3 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 540 (M+CH₃CN+H)⁺.

Example 12:N-(3-{3-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetamide(Compound 111) Example 12A:2-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-N-[3-(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide

The reaction and purification conditions described in Examples 9Athrough 9E substituting 2-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (Aldrich) for2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid gave the title compound. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.72 (s, 1H), 7.54 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (d,J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (dd, J=8.9, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.37 (br s, 1H), 4.49 (s,2H), 3.33-3.26 (m, 2H), 3.23-3.16 (m, 2H), 2.22 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z370 (M+H)⁺.

Example 12B:N-(3-{3-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetamide

The product of Example 12A (30.8 mg, 0.083 mmol) was dissolved intetrahydrofuran (3.0 mL) and stirred at ambient temperature. Sodiumhydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil, 7.0 mg, 0.18 mmol) was added inone portion. After stirring for 30 minutes,1-(bromomethyl)-4-chlorobenzene (18.8 mg, 0.09 mmol, Aldrich) was added.After 10 minutes, more sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil,7.0 mg, 0.18 mmol) and more 1-(bromomethyl)-4-chlorobenzene (18.8 mg,0.09 mmol) were added followed by N,N-dimethylformamide (1 mL). Afterstirring for another 30 minutes, water (0.5 mL) and methanol (2.0 mL)were added. The resulting mixture was concentrated under reducedpressure. The residue was taken up in N,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL),filtered through a glass microfiber frit, and purified by preparativeHPLC [YMC TriArt™ C18 Hybrid 5 μm column, 50×100 mm, flow rate 140mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueousammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] togive the title compound (1.03 mg, 2.08 μmol, 2.5% yield). H NMR (400MHz, CDCl₃) δ ppm 7.38 (dd, J=8.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.32-7.28 (m, 2H),7.23-7.18 (m, 2H), 7.06 (dd, J=3.0, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (br s, 1H), 6.80(ddd, J=8.9, 3.0, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 4.40 (d, J=1.1 Hz, 2H), 4.30 (s, 2H),3.34-3.27 (m, 2H), 3.20-3.13 (m, 2H), 2.55-2.41 (m, 6H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z494 (M+H)⁺.

Example 13:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[6-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazinan-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 112) Example 13A: ethyl3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)propanoate

To a solution of ethyl 3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropanoate (0.5g, 2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8.4 mL) at 0° C. was addedtert-butyldimethylchlorosilane (0.72 g, 4.8 mmol) followed by1H-imidazole (0.36 g, 5.2 mmol). This reaction mixture was allowed tostir at 0° C. and gradually warm to ambient temperature over 16 hours.Then the reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether (10 mL) andwashed with dilute HCl (0.1 M, 5 mL) and brine (5 mL). The organic layerwas dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated. The residue waspurified by flash column chromatography on silica gel (5-20% ethylacetate/heptanes) to give the title compound (0.45 g, 1.3 mmol, 60%yield). ¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.34-7.19 (m, 2H), 7.10 (ddd,J=8.3, 4.2, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 5.00 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 1H), 4.00-3.85 (m, 2H), 2.35(d, J=5.8 Hz, 2H), 1.05 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 0.68 (s, 9H), −0.12 (s, 3H),−0.30 (s, 3H); MS (ESI⁻) m/z 343 (M−H)⁻.

Example 13B:3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)propanal

To a cooled (−78° C.) suspension of toluene (7.2 mL) anddiisobutylaluminum hydride (1.7 mL, 1.7 mmol, 1 M in toluene) was addeddropwise a solution of the product of Example 13A (0.45 g, 1.3 mmol) intoluene (1.4 mL). This reaction mixture was allowed to stir at −78° C.for 2 hours, and although remaining starting material was present, thereaction mixture was quenched with CH₃OH (3 mL) and a saturated Rochellesalt solution (3 mL) as the mixture was allowed to warm to ambienttemperature. Then it was extracted with diethyl ether (3×25 mL), and theorganic phase was washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (3 mL), driedover Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated to afford the title compoundwhich was used without further purification (0.07 g, 0.233 mmol, 18%yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 341 (M+CH₃CN+H)⁺.

Example 13C:N-(3-((3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)propyl)amino)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

To a mixture of the product of Example 9B (0.02 g, 0.08 mmol) and theproduct of Example 13B (0.025 g, 0.084 mmol) in a solution of 2.4 weight% sodium acetate trihydrate and 3.6 weight % CH₃CO₂H in CH₃OH (0.8 mL)at 0° C. was added sodium cyanoborohydride (0.011 g, 0.18 mmol). Thereaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature for 16 hoursand then was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted withN,N-dimethylformamide/water (2 mL) and purified by preparative HPLC[Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute,5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueous ammoniumbicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] to give thetitle compound (0.04 g, 0.07 mmol, 88% yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 569 (M+H)⁺.

Example 13D:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-((3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropyl)amino)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

To a solution of the product of Example 13C (0.091 g, 0.16 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (1.6 mL) was added tetra-N-butylammonium fluoride (0.19mL, 0.19 mmol, 1 M in tetrahydrofuran). The reaction mixture stirred atambient temperature for 4 hours and then was concentrated in vacuo toafford the title compound which was used without further purification(0.072 g, 0.16 mmol, quantitative yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 455 (M+H)⁺.

Example 13E:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[6-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazinan-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

To a solution of the product of Example 13D (0.072 g, 0.16 mmol) inCH₃CN (1.9 mL) was added 4-nitrophenyl carbonochloridate (0.048 g, 0.24mmol) and Hunig's Base (N,N-diisopropylethylamine) (0.06 mL, 0.3 mmol).The reaction mixture was stirred for 40 minutes at 110° C. in a Biotage®Initiator+ microwave, concentrated in vacuo, diluted withN,N-dimethylformamide/water (2 mL), and purified by preparative HPLC[Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute,5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueous ammoniumbicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] to give thetitle compound (0.006 g, 0.01 mmol, 8% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ ppm 8.75 (s, 1H), 7.57-7.41 (m, 3H), 7.32-7.21 (m, 1H), 7.08 (dd,J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.33 (dd,J=10.6, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 3.40 (td, J=11.2, 4.9 Hz, 2H),2.42-2.28 (m, 6H), 2.21 (ddd, J=11.0, 5.1, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 2.08-1.96 (m,1H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 481 (M+H)⁺.

Example 14:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 113) Example 14A: methyl3-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxylate

To solution of 2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid (9.67 g, 47.3mmol) and methyl 3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxylate,hydrochloric acid (7 g, 39.4 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (150 mL) wasadded diisopropylethylamine (20.7 mL, 118 mmol) and2-(3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethylisouroniumhexafluorophosphate(V) (HATU, 22.5 g, 59.1 mmol) in portions at −20° C.The mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 2 hours. The mixture was dilutedwith water (500 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 mL). Thecombined organic layers were washed with brine (3×100 mL), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄ and concentrated under reduced pressure. Then theresidue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, 5:1 petroleumether:ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (14 g, 34.2 mmol, 87%yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 2.26 (s, 6H), 3.60 (s, 3H), 4.47(s, 2H), 6.84 (dd, J=8.93, 1.87 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (dd, J=11.36, 2.76 Hz,1H), 7.49 (t, J=8.82 Hz, 1H), 8.81 (s, 1H).

Example 14B:3-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxylicacid

To a solution of the product of Example 14A (16 g, 39.1 mmol) inmethanol (50 mL), water (50 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (200 mL) was addedNaOH (3.12 g, 78 mmol) at 0° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 0°C. for 2 hours and then the mixture was acidified with HCl (1 N) topH=3. The mixture was partially concentrated under reduced pressure toremove most of the organic solvents and then was filtered. The resultingsolids were dried under vacuum to give the title compound (9.4 g, 29.6mmol, 76% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 2.21 (s, 6H), 4.47 (s,2H), 6.85 (dd, J=8.93, 1.96 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.37, 2.81 Hz, 1H),7.49 (t, J=8.86 Hz, 1H), 8.74 (s, 1H), 12.17-12.65 (m, 1H).

Example 14C:3-[2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido]-N-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxamide

3-(2-(4-Chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxylicacid (300 mg, 0.956 mmol, Example 14B), triethylamine (0.400 mL, 2.87mmol) and 2-amino-2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol hydrochloride (239 mg, 1.148mmol) were combined in N,N-dimethylformamide (3 mL) and1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate (509 mg, 1.339 mmol, HATU) was added in oneportion. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 14hours, filtered through a glass microfiber frit and purified bypreparative HPLC on a Phenomenex® Luna® C18(2) 10 μm 100 Å AXIA™ column(250 mm×50 mm). A 30-100% gradient of acetonitrile (A) and 0.1%trifluoroacetic acid in water (B) was used over 30 minutes, at a flowrate of 50 mL/minute to give the title compound (260 mg, 0.556 mmol,58.2% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ ppm 7.34 (t, J=8.6 Hz, 3H), 7.25(t, J=9.0 Hz, 2H), 6.88 (s, 1H), 6.77 (dd, J=10.2, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.68(ddd, J=8.9, 2.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 6.27 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 5.03 (dt, J=7.2,4.6 Hz, 1H), 4.40 (s, 2H), 3.90 (d, J=4.7 Hz, 2H), 2.44 (s, 6H);MS(APCI) m/z 467.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 14D:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

3-[2-(4-Chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido]-N-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxamide(100 mg, 0.214 mmol, Example 14C), triethylamine (0.089 mL, 0.642 mmol)and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (2.61 mg, 0.021 mmol) were combined indichloromethane (2 mL) and p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (49.0 mg, 0.257mmol) was added in one portion. The resulting mixture was stirred atroom temperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was then dilutedwith ethyl acetate, washed with 1 N HCl, saturated NaHCO₃ and brine,dried over Na₂SO₄, and concentrated. The residue was purified bychromatography on silica gel eluted with 10-100% ethyl acetate inheptane to give the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78(s, 1H), 7.46 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.41-7.33 (m, 2H), 7.29-7.14 (m, 2H),7.04 (dd, J=11.3, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.82 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.16(dd, J=10.2, 8.1 Hz, 1H), 4.60 (dd, J=10.2, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 4.45 (s, 2H),3.93 (t, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 2.27 (s, 6H); MS(APCI) m/z 450.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 15:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 114)

A pressure tube was charged with the product of Example 9E (27 mg, 0.076mmol), cesium carbonate (74.6 mg, 0.23 mmol), 1-chloro-4-iodobenzene(19.1 mg, 0.080 mmol, Aldrich),2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)-2′,4′,6′-triisopropylbiphenyl (XPhos, 5.5 mg,0.011 mol), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (5.2 mg, 5.7 μmol),and dioxane (2.0 mL). The tube was degassed three times with a nitrogenback flush each time and then sealed. The reaction mixture was stirredat 75° C. for 30 minutes and then at 65° C. for 1 hour. The mixture wascooled to ambient temperature, filtered through a glass microfiber fritand purified by preparative HPLC [YMC TriArt™ C18 Hybrid 5 μm column,50×100 mm, flow rate 140 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile inbuffer (0.025 M aqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 withammonium hydroxide)] to give the title compound (25 mg, 0.054 mmol, 70%yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.74 (s, 1H), 7.56-7.50 (m, 2H),7.46 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.35-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.04 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz,1H), 6.83 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (s, 2H), 3.74 (dd, J=9.2,6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.45-3.38 (m, 2H), 2.28 (s, 6H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 463 (M+H)⁺.

Example 16:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(2-oxo-3-phenylimidazolidin-1-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide(Compound 115)

The reaction and purification conditions described in Example 15substituting iodobenzene for 1-chloro-4-iodobenzene gave the titlecompound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.74 (s, 1H), 7.52-7.43 (m,3H), 7.30-7.24 (m, 2H), 7.05 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.99-6.93 (m,1H), 6.83 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (s, 2H), 3.79-3.71 (m,2H), 3.44-3.37 (m, 2H), 2.28 (s, 6H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 430 (M+H)⁺.

Example 17:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 116) Example 17A: ethyl2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)acetate

To a solution of ethyl 2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetate (0.5g, 2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (8.3 mL) at 0° C. was addedtert-butyldimethylchlorosilane (0.71 g, 4.7 mmol) followed by1H-imidazole (0.35 g, 5.2 mmol). This reaction mixture was allowed tostir at 0° C. and gradually warmed to ambient temperature over 16 hours.Then the reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether (10 mL) andwashed with dilute HCl (0.1 M, 5 mL) and brine (5 mL). The organic layerwas dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated to give the titlecompound which was used without purification (0.40 g, 1.2 mmol, 54%yield). ¹H NMR 400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.54 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (dd,J=10.2, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.28 (dd, J=8.4, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 5.37 (s, 1H), 4.07(qd, J=7.1, 0.9 Hz, 2H), 1.12 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H), 0.85 (s, 9H), 0.07 (s,3H), −0.00 (s, 3H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 256 (M-OTBS+H)⁺.

Example 17B:2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)acetaldehyde

To a cooled (−78° C.) suspension of toluene (6.4 mL) anddiisobutylaluminum hydride (1.5 mL, 1.5 mmol, 1 M in toluene) was addeddropwise a solution of the product of Example 17A (0.40 g, 1.2 mmol) intoluene (1.3 mL). This reaction mixture was allowed to stir at −78° C.for 2 hours, and although remaining starting material was present, thereaction mixture was quenched with CH₃OH (3 mL) and a saturated Rochellesalt solution (3 mL) as the mixture was allowed to warm to ambienttemperature. Then it was extracted with diethyl ether (3×25 mL), and theorganic phase was washed with saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ (3 mL), driedover Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated to afford the title compound(0.024 g, 0.080 mmol, 6% yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 173 (M-OTBS+H)⁺.

Example 17C:N-(3-((2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethyl)amino)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

To a mixture of the product of Example 9B (0.022 g, 0.076 mmol) and theproduct of Example 17B (0.024 g, 0.080 mmol) in a solution of 2.4 weight% sodium acetate trihydrate and 3.6 weight % CH₃CO₂H in CH₃OH (0.76 mL)at 0° C. was added sodium cyanoborohydride (0.011 g, 0.17 mmol). Thereaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature for 16hours, was concentrated in vacuo, diluted withN,N-dimethylformamide/water (2 mL), and purified by preparative HPLC[Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute,5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueous ammoniumbicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] to give thetitle compound (0.024 g, 0.043 mmol, 57% yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 571(M+H)⁺.

Example 17D:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-((2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)amino)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

To a solution of the product of Example 17C (0.024 g, 0.043 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (0.43 mL) was added tetra-N-butylammonium fluoride (0.05mL, 0.05 mmol, 1 M in tetrahydrofuran). The reaction mixture was stirredat ambient temperature for 1 hour, was diluted with H₂O (1 mL), andextracted with diethyl ether (3×10 mL). The combined organic layers weredried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford thetitle compound that was used without further purification (0.019 g,0.041 mmol, 95% yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 457 (M+H)⁺.

Example 17E:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

To a solution of the product of Example 17D (0.060 g, 0.13 mmol) inCH₃CN (8.8 mL) was added 4-nitrophenyl carbonochloridate (0.04 g, 0.2mmol), Hunig's Base (N,N-diisopropylethylamine) (0.05 mL, 0.3 mmol), andpyridine (0.05 mL, 0.7 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 30minutes at 110° C. in a Biotage Initiator+ microwave, concentrated invacuo, diluted with N,N-dimethylformamide/water (2 mL), and purified bypreparative HPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flowrate 40 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 Maqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammoniumhydroxide)] to give the title compound (0.023 g, 0.048 mmol, 37% yield).¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 7.66 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H),7.57-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.28 (dd, J=8.3, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.60 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H),4.49 (s, 2H), 3.97 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.44 (dd, J=9.0, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 2.30(s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 483 (M+H)⁺.

Example 18:2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide(Compound 117) Example 18A:N-(3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)acetamidehydrochloride

tert-Butyl (3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate hydrochloride(Pharmablock, 0.5 g, 2.5 mmol) in a tetrahydrofuran/water (1/1) mixture(6 mL) was treated with potassium carbonate (0.871 g, 6.30 mmol), cooledto 0° C. and treated with 2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)acetyl chloride(0.619 g, 2.77 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambienttemperature for 2 hours. The precipitate was collected by filtration,washed with water and hexane, and air-dried to provide 0.422 g (43%) oftert-butyl(3-(2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate.A mixture of this compound and 4 N HCl in dioxane (1.37 mL, 5.5 mmol) indioxane (10 mL) was stirred overnight. The solids were collected byfiltration, washed with ethyl acetate, and vacuum oven-dried to give thetitle compound (0.305 g, 86%). MS (APCI⁺) m/z 285 (M+H)⁺.

Example 18B:2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

A suspension ofN-(3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)acetamidehydrochloride (0.0513 g, 0.160 mmol, Example 18A), triethylamine (0.055mL, 0.395 mmol) and ethyl 1,3-dioxoisoindoline-2-carboxylate (0.0390 g,0.178 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (0.60 mL) was stirred overnight. Thereaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with 1 N NaOHand brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. The residue waschromatographed on silica gel (5% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane) to givethe title compound (0.0572 g, 0.138 mmol, 86% yield). ¹H NMR (500 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.84 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 4H), 7.36 (t, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.22(dd, J=6.1, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (ddd, J=9.1, 3.8, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s,2H), 2.58 (s, 6H).

Example 18C:2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(1-hydroxy-3-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

A suspension of2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide(0.0507 g, 0.122 mmol, Example 18B) and zinc (0.0805 g, 1.231 mmol) inacetic acid (0.50 mL) was stirred at 80° C. for 8 hours and at ambienttemperature for 2 days. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate,washed with water, saturated NaHCO₃ and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), andconcentrated. The residue was chromatographed (5% CH₃OH/CH₂Cl₂) to givethe title compound (0.0173 g, 0.042 mmol, 34.0% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.76 (s, 1H), 7.66-7.58 (m, 2H), 7.58-7.48 (m, 2H), 7.36(t, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (dd, J=6.1, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (ddd, J=9.2, 3.8,3.0 Hz, 1H), 6.56 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 5.85 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s,2H), 2.47 (m, 6H).

Example 18D:2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-ylacetamide

To a solution of2-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(1-hydroxy-3-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide(0.0140 g, 0.034 mmol, Example 18C) and 2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid (26μL, 0.340 mmol) in CH₂Cl₂ (0.15 mL) was added triethylsilane (16 μL,0.100 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20minutes. The mixture was then diluted with ethyl acetate, washed withsaturated NaHCO₃ and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. Theresidue was triturated with tert-butyl methyl ether to give the titlecompound (0.0106 g, 0.026 mmol, 79% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δppm 8.79 (s, 1H), 7.67-7.54 (m, 3H), 7.51-7.45 (m, 1H), 7.36 (t, J=9.1Hz, 1H), 7.22 (dd, J=6.1, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (ddd, J=9.2, 3.8, 3.0 Hz,1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 2.45 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 401 (M+H)⁺.

Example 19:3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]propanamide(Compound 118) Example 19A: benzyl((1r,4r)-4-((2-aminoethyl)amino)cyclohexyl)carbamate

Reaction and purification conditions described in Examples 9C through9E, substituting benzyl (trans-4-aminocyclohexyl)carbamate for theproduct of Example 9B gave the title compound. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 318 (M+H)⁺.

Example 19B: benzyl((1r,4r)-4-(3-(5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)carbamate

Reaction and purification conditions described in Example 9F,substituting 2-bromo-5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazine (Matrix) for4-chloro-3-fluoroiodobenzene, and the product of Example 19A for theproduct of Example 9E gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ ppm 9.52 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.62-8.59 (m, 1H), 7.40-7.28 (m, 5H), 7.22(d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (t, J=54.6 Hz, 1H), 5.01 (s, 2H), 3.93 (dd,J=9.0, 6.9 Hz, 2H), 3.64 (ddt, J=11.8, 7.7, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.52 (t, J=8.0Hz, 2H), 3.33-3.24 (m, 1H), 1.95-1.85 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.52 (m, 4H), 1.31(qd, J=12.8, 3.8 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 446 (M+H)⁺.

Example 19C:1-((1r,4r)-4-aminocyclohexyl)-3-(5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl)imidazolidin-2-one

The product of Example 19B (60 mg, 0.135 mmol) was combined withtrifluoroacetic acid (3 mL) in a sealed tube, and the mixture wasstirred at 70° C. for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambienttemperature and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue wastaken up in methanol (4 mL), filtered through a glass microfiber frit,and purified by preparative HPLC [YMC TriArt™ C18 Hybrid 5 μm column,50×100 mm, flow rate 140 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile inbuffer (0.025 M aqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 withammonium hydroxide)] to give the title compound (34 mg, 0.11 mmol, 81%yield). MS (APCI⁺) m/z 312 (M+H)⁺.

Example 19D:3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]propanamide

The product of Example 19C (10 mg, 0.03 mmol), triethylamine (0.022 mL,0.16 mmol) and 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (7.7 mg, 0.04 mmol,Aldrich) were combined with N,N-dimethylformamide (1 mL) and was stirredat ambient temperature.2-(3H-[1,2,3]Triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethylisouroniumhexafluorophosphate(V) (HATU, 18.3 mg, 0.048 mmol) was added in oneportion. The resulting mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 1hour, filtered through a glass microfiber frit and directly purified bypreparative HPLC [YMC TriArt™ C18 Hybrid 5 μm column, 50×100 mm, flowrate 140 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 Maqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammoniumhydroxide)] to give the title compound (10 mg, 0.02 mmol, 63% yield). ¹HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.53 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.65-8.56 (m, 1H),7.91 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.34-7.29 (m, 2H), 7.03 (t, J=54.6 Hz, 1H),6.97-6.92 (m, 2H), 4.16 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 2H), 3.94 (dd, J=9.0, 7.0 Hz, 2H),3.68 (tt, J=11.8, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.61-3.49 (m, 3H), 2.53-2.50 (m, 2H),1.95-1.82 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.61 (qd, J=12.7, 3.5 Hz, 2H),1.31 (qd, J=12.9, 3.6 Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 494 (M+H)⁺.

Example 20:3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]propanamide(Compound 119)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.53 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.62-8.60 (m,1H), 7.92 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (dd, J=11.5,2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (t, J=54.6 Hz, 1H), 6.81 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.8, 1.2 Hz,1H), 4.20 (t, J=6.1 Hz, 2H), 3.93 (dd, J=9.0, 7.0 Hz, 2H), 3.68 (tt,J=11.8, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.61-3.50 (m, 3H), 2.53-2.51 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.83 (m,2H), 1.74-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.61 (qd, J=12.7, 3.5 Hz, 2H), 1.30 (qd, J=12.8,3.6 Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 512 (M+H)⁺.

Example 21:2-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 120)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.53 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.63-8.59 (m,1H), 8.01 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (d, J=2.9 Hz,1H), 7.03 (t, J=54.6 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (dd, J=9.0, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 4.52 (s,2H), 3.94 (dd, J=9.1, 6.9 Hz, 2H), 3.74-3.60 (m, 2H), 3.59-3.49 (m, 2H),1.90-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.76-1.68 (m, 2H), 1.68-1.57 (m, 2H), 1.49-1.32 (m,2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 514 (M+H)⁺.

Example 22:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 121)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.53 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.64-8.59 (m,1H), 8.00 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4,2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (t, J=54.6 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz,2H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.98-3.90 (m, 2H), 3.73-3.62 (m, 1H), 3.57-3.49 (m,2H), 1.89-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.76-1.57 (m, 4H), 1.48-1.35 (m, 2H); MS (APCI⁺)m/z 498 (M+H)⁺.

Example 23: benzyl[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]carbamate(Compound 122)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Example 9F,substituting 2-bromo-5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazine (Matrix) for4-chloro-3-fluoroiodobenzene, and the product of Example 19A for theproduct of Example 9E gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ ppm 9.52 (d, J=1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.62-8.59 (m, 1H), 7.40-7.28 (m, 5H), 7.22(d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.03 (t, J=54.6 Hz, 1H), 5.01 (s, 2H), 3.93 (dd,J=9.0, 6.9 Hz, 2H), 3.64 (ddt, J=11.8, 7.7, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.52 (t, J=8.0Hz, 2H), 3.33-3.24 (m, 1H), 1.95-1.85 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.52 (m, 4H), 1.31(qd, J=12.8, 3.8 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 446 (M+H)⁺.

Example 24:4-chloro-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]-3-fluorobenzamide(Compound 123) Example 24A: benzyl((1r,4r)-4-(3-(5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)carbamate

Reaction and purification conditions described in Example 9F,substituting 2-bromo-5-(difluoromethyl)pyridine (Aldrich) for4-chloro-3-fluoroiodobenzene, and the product of Example 19A for theproduct of Example 9E gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ ppm 8.49-8.45 (m, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.93-7.87 (m, 1H),7.41-7.28 (m, 5H), 7.22 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (t, J=55.6 Hz, 1H), 5.01(s, 2H), 3.95 (dd, J=9.0, 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.67-3.57 (m, 1H), 3.45 (t, J=8.1Hz, 2H), 3.31-3.24 (m, 1H), 1.94-1.82 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.50 (m, 4H), 1.31(qd, J=12.7, 3.7 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 445 (M+H)⁺.

Example 24B:1-((1r,4r)-4-aminocyclohexyl)-3-(5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)imidazolidin-2-one

Reaction and purification conditions described in Examples 19Csubstituting the product of Example 24A for the product of Example 19Bgave the title compound. MS (APCI⁺) m/z 311 (M+H)⁺.

Example 24C:4-chloro-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]-3-fluorobenzamide(Compound 123)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Examples 19Dsubstituting 4-chloro-3-fluorobenzoic acid (Combi-Blocks) for3-(4-chlorophenoxy)propanoic acid, and the product of Example 24B forthe product of Example 19C gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (501 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.50-8.47 (m, 1H), 8.42 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 8.32 (d, J=8.8Hz, 1H), 7.91 (dd, J=8.9, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (dd, J=10.4, 1.8 Hz, 1H),7.76-7.68 (m, 2H), 7.04 (t, J=55.7 Hz, 1H), 3.97 (dd, J=9.0, 7.1 Hz,2H), 3.83-3.74 (m, 1H), 3.73-3.65 (m, 1H), 3.52-3.46 (m, 2H), 1.99-1.90(m, 2H), 1.79-1.71 (m, 2H), 1.66 (qd, J=12.7, 3.4 Hz, 2H), 1.48 (qd,J=12.7, 3.7 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 467 (M+H)⁺.

Example 25:N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]-5-(trifluoromethoxy)pyridine-2-carboxamide(Compound 124)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.74-8.71 (m, 1H), 8.63 (d, J=8.6 Hz,1H), 8.50-8.47 (m, 1H), 8.32 (dd, J=8.8, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (dd, J=8.7,0.7 Hz, 1H), 8.10-8.06 (m, 1H), 7.93-7.90 (m, 1H), 7.05 (t, J=55.7 Hz,1H), 3.97 (dd, J=9.1, 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.88-3.77 (m, 1H), 3.74-3.66 (m, 1H),3.53-3.46 (m, 2H), 1.94-1.84 (m, 2H), 1.77-1.57 (m, 6H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z500 (M+H)⁺.

Example 26:N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]-2-{[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]oxy}acetamide(Compound 125) Example 26A: tert-butyl2-((6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)oxy)acetate

A mixture of 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-ol (Combi-Blocks, 10 g, 60.1mmol), potassium carbonate (16.61 g, 120 mmol) and tert-butylbromoacetate (9.25 mL, 63.1 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (100 mL) waswarmed to 65° C. and was allowed to stir for 16 hours. The mixture wascooled to ambient temperature and quenched with saturated, aqueousNaHCO₃ (40 mL) and diluted with ethyl acetate (40 mL) and water (20 mL).The layers were separated, and the aqueous layer was extracted withethyl acetate (3×15 mL). The combined organic layers were dried overanhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. Theresulting residue was purified via column chromatography (SiO₂, 15-25%ethyl acetate/heptanes) to give the title compound (16.2 g, 58.4 mmol,97% yield). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 278 (M+H)⁺.

Example 26B: 2-((6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)oxy)acetic Acid

To a solution of the product of Example 26A (16.2 g, 58.4 mmol) indichloromethane (100 mL) at ambient temperature was addedtrifluoroacetic acid (45.0 mL, 584 mmol). This mixture was allowed tostir at ambient temperature for 4 hours and then concentrated underreduced pressure and azeotroped with toluene to give solids which wereprecipitated from ethyl acetate/heptane to give the title compound (12.3g, 55.4 mmol, 95% yield). MS (DCI) m/z 239 (M+NH₄)⁺.

Example 26C:N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]-2-{[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]oxy}acetamide(Compound 125)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Examples 19Dsubstituting the product of Example 26B for 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)propanoicacid, and the product of Example 24B for the product of Example 19C gavethe title compound. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.48-8.46 (m, 2H),8.31 (dd, J=8.8, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.93-7.89 (m, 1H),7.87 (dd, J=8.7, 0.6 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (t, J=55.6 Hz, 1H), 4.69 (s, 2H),3.95 (dd, J=9.0, 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.72-3.60 (m, 2H), 3.46 (dd, J=8.8, 7.3Hz, 2H), 1.91-1.82 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.66 (m, 2H), 1.61 (qd, J=12.8, 3.5 Hz,3H), 1.41 (qd, J=12.7, 3.6 Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 514 (M+H)⁺.

Example 27:N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]-2-(3,4-difluorophenoxy)acetamide(Compound 126)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.50-8.44 (m, 1H), 8.34-8.28 (m, 1H),7.98 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.93-7.87 (m, 1H), 7.37 (dt, J=10.6, 9.3 Hz,1H), 7.09 (ddd, J=12.6, 6.7, 3.0 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (t, J=55.6 Hz, 1H), 6.80(dtd, J=9.1, 3.3, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 4.47 (s, 2H), 3.95 (dd, J=9.0, 7.1 Hz,2H), 3.72-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.52-3.43 (m, 2H), 1.89-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.66(m, 2H), 1.66-1.55 (m, 2H), 1.42 (qd, J=12.7, 3.7 Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺)m/z 481 (M+H)⁺.

Example 28:N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]-2-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy]acetamide(Compound 127)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Examples 19Dsubstituting 2-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy)acetic acid (Combi-Blocks)for 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)propanoic acid, and the product of Example 24Bfor the product of Example 19C gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.47 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (d,J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.93-7.88 (m, 1H), 7.34-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.18-6.89 (m, 3H),4.49 (s, 2H), 3.95 (dd, J=9.0, 7.0 Hz, 2H), 3.71-3.58 (m, 2H), 3.50-3.42(m, 2H), 1.90-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.76-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.61 (qd, J=12.7, 3.4 Hz,2H), 1.42 (qd, J=12.6, 3.7 Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 529 (M+H)⁺.

Example 29:2-[(2,2-difluoro-2H-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)oxy]-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 128) Example 29A2-((2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)oxy)acetic Acid

The reaction and purification conditions described in Examples 26A and26B, substituting 2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-ol (AstaTech) for6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-ol gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 13.05 (s, 1H), 7.30 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (d,J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (dd, J=8.8, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 4.70 (s, 2H).

Example 29B2-[(2,2-difluoro-2H-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)oxy]-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 128)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Examples 19Dsubstituting the product of Example 29A for 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)propanoicacid, and the product of Example 24B for the product of Example 19C gavethe title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.49-8.45 (m, 1H),8.31 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.93-7.88 (m, 1H), 7.33(d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (t, J=55.6 Hz, 1H), 6.77(dd, J=8.9, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 4.47 (s, 2H), 3.95 (dd, J=9.0, 7.0 Hz, 2H),3.72-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.51-3.42 (m, 2H), 1.89-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.67 (m,2H), 1.61 (qd, J=12.6, 3.3 Hz, 2H), 1.42 (qd, J=12.6, 3.7 Hz, 2H); MS(APCI⁺) m/z 525 (M+H)⁺.

Example 30: benzyl[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]carbamate(Compound 129)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Example 9F,substituting 2-bromo-5-(difluoromethyl)pyridine (Aldrich) for4-chloro-3-fluoroiodobenzene, and the product of Example 19A for theproduct of Example 9E gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆)δ ppm 8.49-8.45 (m, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.93-7.87 (m, 1H),7.41-7.28 (m, 5H), 7.22 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (t, J=55.6 Hz, 1H), 5.01(s, 2H), 3.95 (dd, J=9.0, 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.67-3.57 (m, 1H), 3.45 (t, J=8.1Hz, 2H), 3.31-3.24 (m, 1H), 1.94-1.82 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.50 (m, 4H), 1.31(qd, J=12.7, 3.7 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 445 (M+H)⁺.

Example 31:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(1r,4r)-4-[2-oxo-3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazolidin-1-yl]cyclohexyl}acetamide(Compound 130)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.30-8.25 (m, 1H), 8.18-8.13 (m, 1H),7.99 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.70 (ddd, J=8.8, 7.1, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.97 (ddd, J=7.2, 4.9, 1.0Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.96-3.85 (m,2H), 3.70-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.46-3.39 (m, 2H), 1.89-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.65(m, 2H), 1.60 (qd, J=12.7, 3.4 Hz, 2H), 1.41 (qd, J=12.7, 3.7 Hz, 2H);MS (APCI⁺) m/z 447 (M+H)⁺.

Example 32:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(1r,4r)-4-[3-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]cyclohexyl}acetamide(Compound 131)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.99 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.1 Hz,1H), 6.65 (d, J=1.3 Hz, 1H), 4.50 (s, 2H), 3.95 (dd, J=9.2, 6.9 Hz, 2H),3.68-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.55-3.48 (m, 2H), 2.22 (d, J=1.1 Hz, 3H), 1.86-1.79(m, 2H), 1.73-1.65 (m, 2H), 1.61 (qd, J=12.8, 3.4 Hz, 2H), 1.40 (qd,J=12.8, 3.7 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 467 (M+H)⁺.

Example 33:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{2-oxo-3-[5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]imidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 132)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.68-8.63 (m, 1H), 8.38 (d, J=9.0 Hz,1H), 8.07 (dd, J=9.2, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.8, 1.2Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.97 (dd, J=9.1, 7.0 Hz, 2H), 3.73-3.60 (m, 2H),3.48 (dd, J=8.7, 7.3 Hz, 2H), 1.88-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.67 (m, 2H), 1.62(qd, J=12.7, 3.4 Hz, 2H), 1.42 (qd, J=12.7, 3.6 Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z515 (M+H)⁺; MP: 232° C.

Example 34:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 133)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.48-8.47 (m, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=8.9 Hz,1H), 8.01 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.93-7.89 (m, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H),7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (t, J=55.6 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd,J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.95 (dd, J=9.1, 7.1 Hz, 2H),3.70-3.60 (m, 2H), 3.46 (dd, J=8.7, 7.4 Hz, 2H), 1.88-1.80 (m, 2H),1.74-1.66 (m, 2H), 1.61 (qd, J=12.7, 3.5 Hz, 2H), 1.41 (qd, J=12.8, 3.6Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 497 (M+H)⁺.

Example 35:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(1r,4r)-4-[3-(2,2-difluoro-2H-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]cyclohexyl}acetamide(Compound 134)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Example 9F,substituting 5-bromo-2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxole (Enamine) for4-chloro-3-fluoroiodobenzene gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.99 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (dd, J=9.0, 2.3 Hz, 1H),7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.1 Hz, 1H), 4.50(s, 2H), 3.77 (dd, J=9.3, 6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.69-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.47-3.40 (m,2H), 1.88-1.79 (m, 2H), 1.72-1.53 (m, 4H), 1.40 (qd, J=12.2, 3.5 Hz,2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 526 (M+H)⁺.

Example 36:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(1r,4r)-4-[3-(5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]cyclohexyl}acetamide(Compound 135)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Example 9F,substituting 2-bromo-5-chloropyridine (Matrix) for4-chloro-3-fluoroiodobenzene gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (501 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.31 (dd, J=2.7, 0.6 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (dd, J=9.1, 0.7 Hz,1H), 7.98 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (dd, J=9.1, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.8, 1.1Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.90 (dd, J=9.0, 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.68-3.58 (m, 2H),3.47-3.41 (m, 2H), 1.88-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.72-1.65 (m, 2H), 1.60 (qd,J=12.7, 3.4 Hz, 2H), 1.40 (qd, J=12.7, 3.7 Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 483(M+H)⁺.

Example 37:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{2-oxo-3-[6-(trifluoromethoxy)pyridin-3-yl]imidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 136)

Reaction and purification conditions described in Example 9F,substituting 5-bromo-2-(trifluoromethoxy)pyridine (AstaTech) for4-chloro-3-fluoroiodobenzene gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.45 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (dd, J=9.0, 2.9 Hz, 1H),7.99 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H),7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.51(s, 2H), 3.83 (dd, J=9.3, 6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.68-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.54-3.45 (m,2H), 1.89-1.79 (m, 2H), 1.73-1.53 (m, 4H), 1.47-1.34 (m, 2H); MS (APCI⁺)m/z 531 (M+H)⁺.

Example 38:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(6,7-difluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinazolin-3(2H)-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide(Compound 137) Example 38A:2-amino-N-(3-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-4,5-difluorobenzamide

To a solution of Example 9B (0.10 g, 0.35 mmol) and2-amino-4,5-difluorobenzoic acid (0.064 g, 0.37 mmol) inN,N-dimethylformamide (2 mL) was added trimethylamine (0.2 mL, 1 mmol)followed by1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexa-fluorophosphate (HATU, 0.15 g, 0.39 mmol). This reactionmixture was allowed to stir at ambient temperature overnight, filtered,and purified by preparative HPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column,30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile inbuffer (0.025 M aqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 withammonium hydroxide)] gave the title compound (0.093 g, 0.21 mmol, 59%yield). ¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.74 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 2H), 7.60(dd, J=12.4, 9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.69-6.60 (m, 3H), 4.49 (s,2H), 2.31 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 440 (M+H)⁺.

Example 38B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(6,7-difluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinazolin-3(2H)-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide

To a solution of Example 38A (0.04 g, 0.09 mmol) in 1,2-dimethoxyethane(3 mL) was added formaldehyde (0.89 mL, 12 mmol, 37 weight % in water)and HCl (0.14 mL, 0.14 mmol, 1 M in diethyl ether). The reaction mixturewas then heated at 75° C. for 3 hours, cooled to ambient temperature,and concentrated. The residue was purified by preparative HPLC [WatersXBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute, 5-100%gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueous ammoniumbicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] to give thetitle compound (0.002 g, 0.004 mmol, 4% yield). ¹H NMR (501 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 7.57-7.46 (m, 2H), 7.11-7.06 (m, 1H), 6.94(s, 1H), 6.86 (d, J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 6.75 (dd, J=12.0, 6.7 Hz, 1H), 4.53 (d,J=2.0 Hz, 2H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 2.39 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 452 (M+H)⁺.

Example 39:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[7-chloro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydroquinazolin-3(2H)-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 138)

To a mixture of Example 41 (0.08 g, 0.2 mmol) and potassium carbonate(0.060 g, 0.43 mmol) in acetone (0.7 mL) was added 2-bromoethanol (0.03mL, 0.4 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated to 75° C. for 40 hours,was cooled to ambient temperature, and was concentrated. The residue wasdiluted with N,N-dimethylformamide/water (3 mL, 3:1), filtered, andpurified by preparative HPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column,30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile inbuffer (0.025 M aqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 withammonium hydroxide)] to give the title compound (0.003 g, 0.006 mmol, 3%yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.80 (s, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.76(d, J=11.3 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.09(d, J=11.3 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.86-4.83 (m, 1H), 4.51 (s,2H), 4.14-4.10 (m, 2H), 3.67-3.62 (m, 2H), 2.66 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z508 (M+H)⁺.

Example 40:7-chloro-3-(3-{[2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)ethyl]amino}bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione(Compound 139)

To a mixture of Example 41 (0.013 g, 0.028 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (1.4mL) was added DIBAL-H (diisobutylaluminum hydride) (0.03 mL, 0.03 mmol).The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours,quenched with Rochelle salt (saturated aqueous, 1 mL), and extractedwith dichloromethane (5 mL×3). The combined organic layers were dried(Na₂SO₄), filtered, and concentrated. The residue was diluted withN,N-dimethylformamide/water (2 mL, 3:1), and purified by preparativeHPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueousammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] togive the title compound (0.003 g, 0.007 mmol, 25% yield). ¹H NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.75 (m, 1H), 7.56 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (t, J=8.9Hz, 1H), 7.11-7.03 (m, 2H), 6.88-6.81 (m, 1H), 4.02 (t, J=5.7 Hz, 2H),2.87 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.67 (s, 1H), 2.34 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 450(M+H)⁺.

Example 41:N-[3-(7-chloro-2,4-dioxo-1,4-dihydroquinazolin-3(2H)-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide(Compound 140)

To a mixture of Example 9B (0.06 g, 0.2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (11 mL)was added 7-chloro-1H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazine-2,4-dione (0.050 g, 0.25mmol). This reaction mixture was allowed to stir at 65° C. for 66 hours.Then to the reaction mixture was added 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride (0.039 g,0.21 mmol) and stirring of the reaction mixture was continued at 80° C.overnight. Then the reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperatureand was concentrated. The residue was diluted withN,N-dimethylformamide/water (2 mL, 3:1), and purified by preparativeHPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueousammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] togive the title compound (0.037 g, 0.079 mmol, 38% yield). ¹H NMR (501MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H),7.50 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.15 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9Hz, 1H), 6.87 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 2.64 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺)m/z 464 (M+H)⁺.

Example 42:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{2-oxo-3-[5-(trifluoromethoxy)pyridin-2-yl]imidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 141)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.37 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.29 (dd, J=9.3,0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.86-7.79 (m, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=8.8, 2.8, 1.2 Hz,1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.93 (dd, J=9.1, 7.0 Hz, 2H), 3.70-3.57 (m, 2H),3.49-3.41 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.74-1.54 (m, 4H), 1.47-1.35 (m,2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 531 (M+H)⁺.

Example 43:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{3-[6-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 142)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.88 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.12 (dd, J=8.7,2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.64 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (t, J=55.3 Hz, 1H),6.86 (ddd, J=9.1, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.87 (dd, J=9.3, 6.6Hz, 2H), 3.70-3.58 (m, 2H), 3.54-3.46 (m, 2H), 1.91-1.80 (m, 2H),1.74-1.54 (m, 4H), 1.41 (qd, J=12.6, 3.8 Hz, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 497(M+H)⁺.

Example 44:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[(1r,4r)-4-{2-oxo-3-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]imidazolidin-1-yl}cyclohexyl]acetamide(Compound 143)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.95 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (dd, J=8.9,2.6 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=9.1, 2.9, 1.2Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 3.89 (dd, J=9.2, 6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.71-3.59 (m, 2H),3.52 (dd, J=9.1, 6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.90-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.75-1.54 (m, 4H),1.47-1.33 (m, 2H); MS (APCI⁺) m/z 515 (M+H)⁺.

Example 45:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(1r,4r)-4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]cyclohexyl}acetamide(Compound 144)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.99 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.61-7.55 (m,2H), 7.50 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.37-7.32 (m, 2H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.50 (s, 2H), 3.76 (dd,J=9.3, 6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.69-3.56 (m, 2H), 3.46-3.40 (m, 2H), 1.88-1.79 (m,2H), 1.72-1.53 (m, 4H), 1.40 (qd, J=12.6, 3.8 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 480(M+H)⁺.

Example 46:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(5-chloropyridin-2-yl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 145)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 1H),8.18 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (dd, J=9.1, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9 Hz,1H), 7.08 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.89-6.82 (m, 1H), 4.50 (s, 2H),3.93-3.87 (m, 2H), 3.60-3.46 (m, 2H), 2.33 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 465(M+H)⁺.

Example 47:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 146) Example 47A:N-(4-amino-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide,Hydrochloric Acid

Example 10G (1.07 g, 2.483 mmol), tetrahydrofuran (THF) (36.0 ml), and 4M HCl in dioxane (0.81 mL, 3.23 mmol) were added to 20% Pd(OH)₂/C, wet(0.89 g, 3.23 mmol) in a 250 mL stainless steel pressure bottle. Themixture was shaken for 2.5 hours under hydrogen (50 psi). The reactionmixture was filtered and concentrated to provide the title compound(1.11 g, quantitative yield) that was used in the next step withoutfurther purifications.

Example 47B:N-(4-((2-aminoethyl)amino)-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide,trifluoroacetic acid salt

To a mixture of Example 47A (0.55 g, 1.458 mmol), tert-butyl(2-oxoethyl)carbamate (0.464 g, 2.92 mmol) in 10 mL buffer (preparedwith acetic acid (48 g) and sodium acetate hydrate (36 g) in methanol (1L)) was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, and sodiumcyanotrihydroborate (0.183 g, 2.92 mmol) was added. The mixture wasstirred at room temperature for 16 hours and partitioned between waterand dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried over MgSO₄ andconcentrated. The residue was purified on a 40 g silica column using aBiotage® Isolera™ One flash system eluted with 0-75% ethyl acetate inheptane to provide the tert-butyl(2-((4-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)-3-oxobicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)amino)ethyl)carbamate(0.21 g, 28%). The carbamate is dissolved in dichloromethane and treatedwith trifluoroacetic acid overnight and then concentrated to give thetitle compound. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 384.3 (M+H)⁺.

Example 47C:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(2-oxo-4-(2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl)bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)acetamide

To a mixture of Example 47B (0.2 g, 0.301 mmol) and2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10-octahydropyrimido[1,2-a]azepine (0.090 mL, 0.603 mmol)in tetrahydrofuran (10.0 mL) was added di-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methanone(0.056 g, 0.346 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 2 hours andconcentrated. The residue was purified by HPLC (20˜100% acetonitrile in0.1% trifluoroacetic acid/water on Phenonemex® C18 10 μm column) toprovide the title compound (64 mg, 52%). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 410.3 (M+H)⁺.

Example 47D:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 146)

A mixture of Example 47C (62 mg, 0.151 mmol),1-chloro-2-fluoro-4-iodobenzene (40.7 mg, 0.159 mmol) and cesiumcarbonate (148 mg, 0.454 mmol) in dioxane (2.0 mL) was bubbled withargon for 5 minutes and treated withdicyclohexyl(2′,4′,6′-triisopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2-yl)phosphine (10.82mg, 0.023 mmol) and Pd₂(dba)₃ (tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0))(11.08 mg, 0.012 mmol). The reaction mixture was flushed with argon foran additional five minutes and stirred at 95° C. for 1 hour. Aftercooling, the reaction mixture was treated with sodium tetrahydroborate(11.45 mg, 0.303 mmol) and stirred for 2 hours. Volatiles were removed,and the residue was purified by HPLC (20˜100% acetonitrile in 0.1%trifluoroacetic acid/water on Phenonemex® C18 10 μm column) twice toprovide the title compound (33 mg, 40%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm7.71 (dd, J=12.8, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (td, J=8.8, 4.8 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (s,1H), 7.33-7.12 (m, 1H), 7.06 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (ddd, J=9.0,2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.13 (s, 1H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 4.13-4.05 (m, 1H), 3.67(dd, J=9.2, 6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.45 (dd, J=9.1, 6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.39 (ddd,J=12.5, 9.4, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 2.16-2.00 (m, 2H), 2.03-1.73 (m, 7H); MS(ESI⁺) m/z 540.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 48:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-{3-[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]-2-oxoimidazolidin-1-yl}bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide(Compound 147)

The title compound was prepared using the methodologies described above.¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.79 (s, 1H), 8.50-8.46 (m, 1H), 8.28(d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.94-7.88 (m, 1H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (dd,J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (t, J=55.6 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.8, 1.2Hz, 1H), 4.50 (s, 2H), 3.98-3.92 (m, 2H), 3.52-3.44 (m, 2H), 2.34 (s,6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 481 (M+H)⁺.

Example 49:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(1)-5-chloro-1-hydroxy-3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 148)

Example 54 was purified by chiral SFC (supercritical fluidchromatography) using a Chiralpak® IC™ column eluted with 30% CH₃OH inCO₂ with a CH₃OH flow rate of 18 ml/minute and CO₂ flow rate of 42mL/minute and back pressure of 100 bar to give the title compound(fourth enantiomer eluted out of the column, 0.015 g, 0.033 mmol, 38%yield). The absolute stereochemistry of this title compounds wasarbitrarily assigned. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.80 (s, 1H), 7.68(dd, J=8.0, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.65-7.54 (m, 2H), 7.51 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.09(dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (dd, J=15.4, 8.6 Hz, 1H), 5.87 (s, 1H),4.51 (s, 2H), 2.47 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 451 (M+H)⁺.

Example 50:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(3R)-5-chloro-3-hydroxy-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 149)

Example 54 was purified by chiral SFC (supercritical fluidchromatography) using a Chiralpak® IC™ column eluted with 30% CH₃OH inCO₂ with a CH₃OH flow rate of 18 mL/minute and CO₂ flow rate of 42mL/minute and back pressure of 100 bar to give the title compound (thirdenantiomer eluted out of the column, 0.016 g, 0.035 mmol, 40% yield).The absolute stereochemistry of this title compounds was arbitrarilyassigned. ¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.79 (s, 1H), 7.68-7.56 (m,3H), 7.51 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dd, J=11.4, 3.0 Hz, 1H), 6.91-6.84(m, 1H), 5.86 (s, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 2.46 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 6H); MS (ESI⁺)m/z 451 (M+H)⁺.

Example 51:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(3S)-5-chloro-3-hydroxy-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 150)

Example 54 was purified by chiral SFC (supercritical fluidchromatography) using a Chiralpak® IC™ column eluted with 30% CH₃OH inCO₂ with a CH₃OH flow rate of 18 mL/minute and CO₂ flow rate of 42mL/minute and back pressure of 100 bar to give the title compound(second enantiomer eluted out of the column, 0.008 g, 0.018 mmol, 20%yield). The absolute stereochemistry of this title compounds wasarbitrarily assigned. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm d 8.79 (s, 1H),7.67-7.55 (m, 3H), 7.50 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz,1H), 6.87 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.86 (s, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H),2.47 (d, J=1.3 Hz, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 451 (M+H)⁺.

Example 52:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(1R)-5-chloro-1-hydroxy-3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 151)

Example 54 was purified by chiral SFC (supercritical fluidchromatography) using a Chiralpak® IC™ column eluted with 30% CH₃OH inCO₂ with a CH₃OH flow rate of 18 mL/minute and CO₂ flow rate of 42mL/minute and back pressure of 100 bar to give the title compound (firstenantiomer eluted out of the column, 0.009 g, 0.020 mmol, 22% yield).The absolute stereochemistry of this title compounds was arbitrarilyassigned. ¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.79 (s, 1H), 7.68 (dd, J=8.0,2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.63-7.56 (m, 2H), 7.51 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dd,J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.93-6.79 (m, 1H), 5.87 (s, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 2.47(d, J=2.1 Hz, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 451 (M+H)⁺.

Example 53:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(2S)-4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 152) Example 53A: (S)-tert-butyl(4-(benzylamino)-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)carbamate,Hydrochloric Acid

Magnesium sulfate (0.196 g) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotidephosphate (NADPH, 0.200 g) were mixed in 360 mL of potassium phosphatebuffer (125 mM, pH=7.0) and 0.04 L of isopropanol. 60 mL of thissolution was reserved and used to dissolve Codexis KRED P02C2 enzyme(400 mg). Example 10F (20.0 g) was added to the 340 mL of remainingbuffered solution, and the pH was adjusted to 7.5 with 50%(weight/weight) NaOH. The reaction was initiated by addition of theenzyme in 60 mL of buffered solution. The reaction was stirred overnightat 40° C. The cloudy, aqueous solution was adjusted to pH >11 with 50%weight/weight aqueous sodium hydroxide. Diatomaceous earth (20 g) wasadded to the reaction mixture, and then the resultant mixture wasstirred for 10 minutes. The reaction was filtered to remove allinsoluble material. The aqueous layer was charged back to the reactionvessel and di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (16 g, 1.2 equivalents) in 400 mLof ethyl acetate was charged to the same vessel. The biphasic solutionwas stirred for two hours. The aqueous layer was routinely checked tomaintain pH >10. At 2 hours, the two layers were separated, and theaqueous layer was charged back to the reaction vessel. The amount ofamino alcohol intermediate remaining in the aqueous layer was determinedby high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and 1.2 equivalents ofdi-tert-butyl dicarbonate was added to the reaction vessel dissolved in200 mL of ethyl acetate. The pH was maintained >10. This reactionproceeded for 2 hours, and the two layers were separated. The organiclayers were combined, washed with brine containing 2.5% sodium hydroxide(60 mL), filtered through magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo.The residual material was taken up in 200 mL methyl tert-butyl ether,cooled to 5° C. and 4 N HCl in dioxane (14.0 mL) was slowly added to thesolution. The precipitated material was collected by filtration anddried in vacuo to provide the title compound (18.1 g, 75%). MS (APCI⁺)m/z 347.4 (M+H)⁺.

Example 53B: (S)-tert-butyl(4-amino-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)carbamate hydrochloride

Example 53A (10.01 g, 26.1 mmol) in methanol (84 mL) was added to 20%Pd(OH)₂/C (wet, 0.979 g, 3.56 mmol) in a 300 mL stainless steel reactor.The reactor was purged with argon and stirred at 1200 RPM at 40° C.under 50 psi of hydrogen for 21 hours. The reaction mixture was filteredand concentrated to provide the title compound (7.3 g, 95% yield). MS(APCI⁺) m/z 257.3 (M+H)⁺.

Example 53C: (S)-tert-butyl(4-(3-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)ureido)-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)carbamate

A mixture of Example 53B (0.1009 g, 0.345 mmol), triethylamine (0.072mL, 0.517 mmol) and N,N-carbonyldiimidazole (0.0608 g, 0.375 mmol) inN,N-dimethylformamide (1.0 mL) at ambient temperature was stirred for 1hour. 2,2-Dimethoxyethanamine (0.049 mL, 0.450 mmol) was added, and themixture was stirred overnight. Then the mixture was diluted with ethylacetate, washed with water and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated.The residue was chromatographed (SiO₂, 9% methanol/dichloromethane) togive the title compound (0.0986 g, 0.254 mmol, 73.8% yield): LC/MS(APCI⁺) m/z 388.3 (M+H)⁺

Example 53D:(S)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(2-hydroxy-4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)acetamide

A mixture of Example 53C (0.0986 g, 0.254 mmol) and a 4 M solution ofhydrogen chloride in dioxane (0.13 mL, 0.520 mmol) in methanol (0.75 mL)was stirred for 90 minutes, heated to 50° C. for 3 hours, andconcentrated to give crude(S)-1-(4-amino-3-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)-1H-imidazol-2(3H)-onehydrochloride as a solid that was used without purification.

A suspension of the above material (0.066 g, 0.254 mmol),2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid (0.0620 g, 0.303 mmol), andtriethylamine (0.089 mL, 0.639 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (0.75 mL)at ambient temperature was stirred for 3 minutes, and then HATU(1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate) (0.1347 g, 0.354 mmol) was added. Themixture was stirred for 90 minutes, was diluted with ethyl acetate, waswashed with 0.5 N NaOH, water, and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), andconcentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (6%methanol/dichloromethane) to give impure product. This material wasdissolved in tetrahydrofuran (0.30 mL) and methanol (0.15 mL), andstirred with 1 N aqueous sodium hydroxide (0.15 mL, 0.150 mmol) for 1hour. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water andbrine, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. The residue was chromatographedon silica gel (15% isopropanol/dichloromethane) to give the titlecompound (0.0340 g, 0.083 mmol, 32.7% yield): LC/MS (APCI⁺) m/z 410[M+H]⁺

Example 53E:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(2S)-4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide

A mixture Example 53D (0.0184 g, 0.045 mmol), (4-chlorophenyl)boronicacid (0.0136 g, 0.087 mmol), diacetoxycopper (7.9 mg, 0.043 mmol),N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (7.82 μL, 0.045 mmol), and powdered 5Å sieves (45 mg) in N,N-dimethylformamide (0.20 mL) was stirred at 70°C. for 2 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with50% saturated 1:1 NH₄Cl:NH₄OH, water, and saturated NH₄Cl, dried(Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silicagel (40% ethyl acetate/dichloromethane), and the isolated material wastriturated with tert-butyl methyl ether to give the title compound(0.0068 g, 0.013 mmol, 29.1% yield). ¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm7.77-7.71 (m, 2H), 7.53-7.43 (m, 3H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4,2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.01 (d, J=3.4 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H),6.72 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 5.20 (d, J=4.3 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 4.19-4.12(m, 1H), 2.22-1.94 (m, 9H), 1.95-1.85 (m, 1H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 520.2(M+H)⁺.

Example 54:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(5-chloro-1-hydroxy-3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamideand2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(5-chloro-3-hydroxy-1-oxo-,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide(Compound 153) Example 54A: tert-butyl(3-(5-chloro-,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate

A solution of tert-butyl (3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate(0.2 g, 1 mmol) and 5-chloroisobenzofuran-1,3-dione (0.221 g, 1.21 mmol)in CHCl₃ (6.3 mL) was refluxed at 61° C. for 16 hours. Then CDI(N,N′-carbonyldiimidazole) (0.327 g, 2.02 mmol) was added to thereaction mixture, and the reaction mixture was stirred at 60° C. for 24hours, was cooled to ambient temperature, was diluted with water (20mL), and was extracted with ethyl acetate (25 mL). The layers wereseparated, and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×25mL). The combined organic layers were dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered, andconcentrated to give the title compound (0.51 g, 1.4 mmol, 140% yield),which was carried forward without purification. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 305(M-C(O))C(CH₃)₃+CH₃CN+H)⁺.

Example 54B:2-(3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-5-chloroisoindoline-1,3-dione

To a solution of Example 54A (0.366 g, 1.01 mmol) in dichloromethane (1mL) was added trifluoroacetic acid (0.54 mL, 7.1 mmol). The reactionmixture was stirred for 20 hours and then was concentrated to afford thetitle compound, which was carried forward without purification. MS(ESI⁺) m/z 263 (M+H)⁺.

Example 54C:N-(3-(5-chloro-,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

The methodologies described in Example 38A substituting Example 54B forExample 9B and substituting 2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid for2-amino-4,5-difluorobenzoic acid gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (500MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.87 (s, 1H), 7.95-7.81 (m, 3H), 7.50 (td, J=8.9,6.1 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dd, J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 2H), 6.87 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.8, 1.2Hz, 1H), 4.52 (s, 2H), 2.57 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 449 (M+H)⁺.

Example 54D:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(5-chloro-1-hydroxy-3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamideand2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(5-chloro-3-hydroxy-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide

To a mixture of Example 54C (0.45 g, 1.0 mmol) in acetic acid (0.56 mL)and ethyl acetate (0.04 mL) was added zinc dust (0.655 g, 10.0 mmol).This reaction mixture was heated to 85° C. for 2.5 hours and then wasallowed to stir at ambient temperature for 1 hour. Then the reactionmixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (5 mL) and washed with water (3mL), NaHCO₃ (saturated aqueous, 3 mL), and brine (2 mL). The organiclayer was dried (Na₂SO₄) and concentrated. The residue was purified bypreparative HPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flowrate 40 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 Maqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammoniumhydroxide)] to give the title compound (0.050 g, 0.11 mmol, 11% yield)as a mixture of regioisomers (30:70). ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm8.84 (s, 1H), 7.64-7.56 (m, 3H), 7.50 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dd,J=11.3, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.75 (s, 1H),5.87 (d, J=4.1 Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 2.49-2.43 (m, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z451 (M+H)⁺.

Example 55:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(2S)-4-[(3S)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 154)

A solution of Example 10J (0.0420 g, 0.123 mmol),4-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid (0.0331 g, 0.142 mmol), andtriethylamine (0.026 mL, 0.187 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (0.4 mL)was stirred for 10 minutes and HATU(1-[bis(dimethylamino)methylene]-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridinium3-oxid hexafluorophosphate) (0.0575 g, 0.151 mmol) was then added, andthe mixture was stirred for 1.5 hours. Then, additional4-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid (0.0075 g, 0.032 mmol) wasadded and stirring was continued for 20 minutes. The reaction mixturewas then diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water, 0.5 N NaOH, andbrine, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed(5% methanol/dichloromethane) to give impure4-chloro-N—((S)-4-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)-3-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)butanamide(0.0545 g, 0.098 mmol, 80% yield), which was used as-is. LC/MS (APCI⁺)m/z 559 (M+H)⁺.

To a solution of the above material (0.0540 g, 0.097 mmol) intetrahydrofuran (0.40 mL) was added a 1 M solution of potassium2-methylpropan-2-olate in tetrahydrofuran (0.15 mL, 0.150 mmol), and themixture was stirred for 75 minutes. The reaction mixture was thendiluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄),and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed (30-50% ethylacetate/dichloromethane, KMnO₄ visualization) to give 21.5 mg of amixture of isomeric products, which was separated by preparative SFC(30% methanol/CO₂ isocratic elution at 70 mL/minute on 21×250 mm ID, 5micron YMC Cellulose-C column, 3 mg/mL loading) to give individualdiastereomers, which were arbitrarily assigned the stereochemistrybelow.

Second-eluting isomer from Example 55:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(2S)-4-[(3S)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(0.0063 g, 0.012 mmol, 12.48% yield). ¹H NMR (501 MHz, CDCl₃) δ ppm7.36-7.31 (m, 1H), 7.31-7.27 (m, 2H), 7.19-7.14 (m, 2H), 6.74 (dd,J=10.2, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.66 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 6.35 (s, 1H),4.96 (s, 1H), 4.40 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 2H), 4.16 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.59-3.50(m, 2H), 3.43 (dt, J=9.5, 7.5 Hz, 1H), 2.60 (ddd, J=13.4, 8.8, 2.8 Hz,1H), 2.52-2.37 (m, 2H), 2.30-2.10 (m, 4H), 2.06-1.97 (m, 1H), 1.96-1.85(m, 2H), 1.81 (ddd, J=13.2, 10.3, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 1.63 (dddd, J=12.6, 10.9,7.2, 1.7 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 521.1 (M+H)⁺.

Example 56:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(2S)-4-[(3R)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 155)

First-eluting isomer from Example 55:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(2S)-4-[(3R)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(0.0059 g, 0.011 mmol, 11.69% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ ppm7.36-7.26 (m, 3H), 7.20-7.13 (m, 2H), 6.74 (dd, J=10.2, 2.9 Hz, 1H),6.66 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 6.35 (s, 1H), 4.40 (d, J=1.7 Hz,2H), 4.16 (d, J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 3.60-3.40 (m, 3H), 2.62 (ddd, J=12.0, 8.8,2.7 Hz, 1H), 2.53-2.26 (m, 3H), 2.22-2.12 (m, 3H), 2.06-1.97 (m, 1H),1.97-1.76 (m, 3H), 1.67-1.62 (m, 1H, buried); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 521.1(M+H)⁺.

Example 57:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(5S)-5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 156)

Example 17E was purified by chiral SFC (supercritical fluidchromatography) using a (S,S)-Whelk-O® l column eluted with 50% CH₃OH inCO₂ with a flow rate of 40 m/minute of CH₃OH and 40 mL/minute of CO₂ andback pressure of 100 bar to give the title compound (second enantiomereluted out of the column, 0.011 g, 0.022 mmol, 35% yield). The absolutestereochemistry of this title compounds was arbitrarily assigned. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 7.66 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.57-7.40(m, 2H), 7.28 (dd, J=8.3, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H),6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.60 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s,2H), 3.97 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.44 (dd, J=9.0, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 2.30 (s, 6H);MS (ESI⁺) m/z 483 (M+H)⁺.

Example 58:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[(5R)-5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 157)

Example 17E was purified by chiral SFC (supercritical fluidchromatography) using a (S,S)-Whelk-O®1 column eluted with 50% CH₃OH inCO₂ with a flow rate of 40 mL/minute of CH₃OH and 40 mL/minute of CO₂and back pressure of 100 bar to give the title compound (firstenantiomer eluted out of the column, 0.011 g, 0.023 mmol, 37% yield).The absolute stereochemistry of this title compounds was arbitrarilyassigned. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.78 (s, 1H), 7.66 (t, J=8.0Hz, 1H), 7.57-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.28 (dd, J=8.3, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (dd,J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.60 (t, J=8.0Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 3.97 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.44 (dd, J=9.0, 7.3 Hz,1H), 2.30 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 483 (M+H)⁺.

Example 59:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 158) Example 59A:N-(3-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetamide

The methodologies described in Example 38A substituting2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetic acid for 2-amino-4,5-difluorobenzoicacid gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.68 (s,1H), 8.54 (s, 1H), 7.55-7.35 (m, 3H), 7.22-7.10 (m, 2H), 7.06 (dd,J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.17 (d, J=4.8Hz, 1H), 4.86 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.47 (s, 2H), 2.22 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺)m/z 437 (M+H)⁺.

Example 59B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,4-dioxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

The methodologies described in Example 17E substituting Example 59A forExample 17D, and increasing the reaction time for an additional 40minutes at 112° C. in a Biotage® Initiator+ microwave gave the titlecompound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ ppm 7.45-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.33 (t,J=8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (t, J=8.6 Hz, 2H), 6.88 (s, 1H), 6.76 (dd, J=10.2,2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.68 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.67 (s, 1H), 4.42 (s,2H), 2.73 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 463 (M+H)⁺.

Example 60:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[4-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 159)

A solution of Example 66 (0.005 g, 10.43 μmol) in tetrahydrofuran (2 mL)was added to 3% Pt/C with 0.6% V (6.2 mg, 0.032 mmol) in a 20 mLBarnstead Hast C reactor, and the mixture was stirred for 10.4 hoursunder hydrogen (50 psi) and 25° C. The reaction mixture was filtered,and the filtrate was purified by preparative HPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute, 5-100% gradient ofacetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjustedto pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] to give the title compound. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.75 (s, 1H), 7.52 (dt, J=17.8, 8.5 Hz, 2H),7.42 (dd, J=10.9, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.23-7.15 (m, 1H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.3, 2.8Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 3.70 (dd,J=9.2, 8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.61 (q, J=8.5 Hz, 1H), 2.62 (dd, J=16.4, 8.6 Hz,1H), 2.45 (dd, J=16.4, 9.3 Hz, 2H), 2.32 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 482(M+H)⁺.

Example 61:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 160) Example 61A:N-(3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamidehydrochloride

A suspension of Example 9A (0.654 g, 1.7 mmol), and a 4 M solutionhydrogen chloride in dioxane (0.85 mL, 3.40 mmol) in methanol (7 mL) wasbriefly heated to reflux, stirred for 2.5 hours at ambient temperature,and concentrated. The residue was triturated with ethyl acetate, anddried to give the title compound (0.6357 g, 1.979 mmol, 116% yield),which was used without purification: LC/MS (APCI⁺) m/z 285 (M+H)⁺.

Example 61B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(3-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)ureido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

A mixture of Example 61A (0.0401, 0.125 mmol), triethylamine (0.026 mL,0.187 mmol) and N,N-carbonyldiimidazole (0.0215 g, 0.133 mmol) inN,N-dimethylformamide (0.40 mL) at ambient temperature was stirred for 2hours, and 2,2-dimethoxyethanamine (0.016 mL, 0.147 mmol) was added.This mixture was stirred for 1 hour, diluted with ethyl acetate, washedwith water and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. The residue waschromatographed on silica gel (10% methanol/dichloromethane) to give theimpure title compound (0.0296 g, 0.071 mmol, 57.0% yield). ¹H NMR (501MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.66 (d, J=1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.06(dd, J=11.3, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.63 (s,1H), 5.73 (t, J=5.8 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (s, 2H), 4.28 (t, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.26(s, 6H), 3.07 (t, J=5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.15 (s, 6H); LC/MS (APCI⁺) m/z 416(M+H)⁺.

Example 61C:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

A mixture of Example 61B (0.0296 g, 0.071 mmol) and 1 M aqueous hydrogenchloride (0.30 mL, 0.300 mmol) in methanol (0.30 mL) at ambienttemperature was stirred for 19 hours. The reaction mixture was thendiluted with ethyl acetate, washed with saturated NaHCO₃ and brine,dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed onsilica gel (8% methanol/dichloromethane) to give the title compound(0.0185 g, 0.053 mmol, 73.9% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆, major ofrotameric mixture) 6 ppm 7.43 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.00 (dd, J=9.8, 6.9Hz, 1H), 6.82 (ddd, J=9.1, 6.3, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.36 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 1H),6.30 (d, J=3.0 Hz, 1H), 4.45 (s, 2H), 2.39 (s, 6H); LC/MS (APCI⁺) m/z352 (M+H)⁺.

Example 61D:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-H-imidazol-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

A mixture of Example 61C (0.0167 g, 0.047 mmol), (4-chlorophenyl)boronicacid (0.0151 g, 0.097 mmol), diacetoxycopper (8.5 mg, 0.047 mmol),N-ethyl-N-isopropylpropan-2-amine (41 μL, 0.235 mmol), and powdered 5 Åsieves (50 mg) in N,N-dimethylformamide (0.20 mL) was stirred at 70° C.for 2 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with 50%saturated 1:1 NH₄Cl:NH₄OH, water, and saturated NH₄Cl, dried (Na₂SO₄),and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (12-15%ethyl acetate/dichloromethane) to give the title compound (0.0098 g,0.021 mmol, 44.7% yield). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.85 (s, 1H),7.78-7.71 (m, 2H), 7.54-7.44 (m, 3H), 7.11-7.05 (m, 2H), 6.87 (ddd,J=8.9, 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=3.2 Hz, 1H), 4.51 (s, 2H), 2.46 (s,6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 462.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 62:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 161) Example 62A: 4-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic Acid

A 2.5 M solution of butyllithium in hexane (3.0 mL, 7.50 mmol) was addeddropwise to a solution of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetic acid (0.5989 g, 3.51mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (12 mL) at −78° C., and the mixture was stirredfor 2 hours with gradual warming to 0° C. 1-Bromo-2-chloroethane (0.30mL, 3.60 mmol) was added, stirring was continued at 0° C. for 2 hours,and then the mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature withstirring overnight. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washedwith 1 N HCl (15 mL) and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. Theresidue was chromatographed on silica gel (33% ethyl acetate/heptane) togive the title compound (0.6526 g, 2.80 mmol, 80% yield). ¹H NMR (501MHz, CDCl₃) δ ppm 7.35-7.30 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.23 (m, 2H), 3.91 (dd, J=8.3,6.9 Hz, 1H), 3.55 (ddd, J=11.4, 6.2, 5.3 Hz, 1H), 3.34 (ddd, J=11.2,8.3, 5.1 Hz, 1H), 2.57-2.43 (m, 1H), 2.19 (dddd, J=14.5, 8.3, 6.1, 5.1Hz, 1H).

Example 62B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

A mixture of Example 61A (0.0407 g, 0.127 mmol), Example 62A, andtriethylamine (0.044 mL, 0.316 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (0.40 mL)was stirred for 5 minutes and2-(3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethylisouroniumhexafluorophosphate(V) (0.0640 g, 0.168 mmol) was added. The mixture wasstirred for 2 hours, diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with 1 N NaOH,water and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. The residue waschromatographed on silica gel (2.5% methanol/dichloromethane) to giveimpure4-chloro-N-(3-(2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)butanamide(0.0366 g, 0.073 mmol, 57.8% yield), which was used as-is. LC/MS (APCI⁺)m/z 501 (M+H)⁺.

A 1 M solution of potassium 2-methylpropan-2-olate in tetrahydrofuran(0.11 mL, 0.110 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution of the abovematerial (0.0366 g, 0.073 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (0.25 mL), and themixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Then the mixture was diluted withethyl acetate, washed with water and brine, dried (Na₂SO₄), andconcentrated. The residue was chromatographed (10-15% ethylacetate/dichloromethane) to give the title compound (0.0140 g, 0.030mmol, 41.3% yield). ¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.76 (s, 1H), 7.49(t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.41-7.34 (m, 2H), 7.28-7.22 (m, 2H), 7.07 (dd,J=11.4, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H),3.68 (t, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 3.44-3.35 (m, 2H), 2.46-2.37 (m, 1H), 2.33 (s,6H), 2.03-1.94 (m, 1H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 463.3 (M+H)⁺.

Example 63:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{4-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 162) Example 63A:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-((2S)-4-((2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)amino)-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)acetamide,trifluoroacetic acid salt

A mixture of Example 10J (100.0 mg, 0.292 mmol) and2-(4-chlorophenyl)oxirane (0.070 mL, 0.583 mmol) in ethanol (EtOH) (6mL) was heated at 75° C. overnight. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated, and the residue was purified by HPLC performed on aPhenomenex® Luna® C18 column (250×30 mm, 10 μm particle size) using agradient of 20% to 100% acetonitrile:0.1% aqueous trifluoroacetic acidover 26 minutes at a flow rate of 50 mL/minute to provide the titlecompound (58.5 mg, 33%). MS (ESI⁺) m/z 497.3 (M+H)⁺.

Example 63B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(4-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)acetamide

A mixture of Example 63A (55.0 mg, 0.090 mmol),N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.039 mL, 0.225 mmol), 4-nitrophenylchloroformate (21.76 mg, 0.108 mmol), and pyridine (0.036 mL, 0.450mmol) in acetonitrile (2.5 mL) was heated at 115° C. for 60 minutes in aBiotage® Initiator microwave reactor. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated, and the residue was purified by HPLC (see protocol inExample 63A) to provide the title compound (32.8 mg, 70%). ¹H NMR (501MHz, CD₃OD) δ ppm 7.47-7.30 (m, 6H), 6.92 (dd, J=10.9, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.80(ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.45 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.45 (d, J=1.4Hz, 2H), 4.28 (ddd, J=9.5, 3.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 4.05 (td, J=8.8, 1.6 Hz,1H), 3.52-3.43 (m, 1H), 2.54 (dddd, J=30.7, 13.0, 9.4, 3.0 Hz, 1H),2.23-1.89 (m, 9H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 523.1 (M+H)⁺.

Example 64:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{(2S)-4-[4-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 163) Example 64A:(S)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(4-(4-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)acetamide

A mixture of Example 10J (0.120 g, 0.350 mmol), (Z)-ethyl4-bromo-3-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)but-2-enoate (0.124 g, 0.385 mmol),and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.073 ml, 0.420 mmol) in propionitrile (4mL) was heated at 90° C. for 2.5 hours and then concentrated. Theresidue was treated with brine and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×).The combined organic layers were dried over MgSO₄, filtered, andconcentrated. The residue was purified on a 25 g column using theBiotage® Isolera™ One flash system eluted with heptanes/ethyl acetate(2:8 to 1:9) to provide the title compound (40.5 mg, 22%). MS (ESI⁺) m/z537.1 (M+H)⁺.

Example 64B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-((2S)-4-[4-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl]-2-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-yl)acetamide

Example 64A (34 mg, 0.063 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (1.0 ml) wasadded to Raney®-nickel 2800, water slurry (6.3 mg, 0.048 mmol) in a 20mL Barnstead reactor. The reactor was purged with argon. The mixture wasstirred at 1200 RPM under hydrogen (50 psi) at 50° C. for 64 hours. Themixture was filtered through a filter funnel with a polyethylene fritpacked with diatomaceous earth, and the filtrate was concentrated. Theresidue was purified by HPLC (see protocol in Example 63A) to providethe title compound (3.7 mg, 11%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ ppm7.47-7.29 (m, 3H), 7.19 (dd, J=10.4, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.10 (dd, J=8.4, 2.0Hz, 1H), 6.92 (dd, J=10.9, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.81 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.8, 1.2 Hz,1H), 4.45 (d, J=0.9 Hz, 2H), 4.26 (ddd, J=9.5, 3.2, 1.7 Hz, 1H),3.95-3.85 (m, 1H), 3.58-3.37 (m, 2H), 2.73 (ddd, J=16.6, 8.7, 1.3 Hz,1H), 2.61 (tdd, J=13.1, 9.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 2.53-2.42 (m, 1H), 2.26-1.85(m, 9H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 539.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 65:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 164) Example 65A:3-[2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamido]-N-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-hydroxypropan-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxamide

The title compound was prepared using the procedure described forexample 14C substituting 2-amino-2-(4-chlorophenyl)propan-1-ol for2-amino-2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol hydrochloride in 89% yield. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.69 (s, 1H), 7.54-7.38 (m, 4H), 7.38-7.31 (m,2H), 7.07 (dd, J=11.3, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (ddd, J=9.0, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H),4.46 (s, 2H), 3.36-3.23 (m, 2H), 2.11 (s, 6H), 1.36 (s, 3H). MS(APCI)m/z 481.2 (M+H)⁺.

Example 65B:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-2-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

To a solution of Example 65A (120 mg, 0.249 mmol) in toluene (10 mL) wasadded methanesulfonic acid (23.96 mg, 0.249 mmol). The resulting mixturewas heated at 100° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled downto room temperature, diluted with CH₂Cl₂, neutralized with saturatedaqueous NaHCO₃, washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, and concentratedin vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica geleluting with 30-100% ethyl acetate in heptane to give the title compound(90 mg, 78% yield). ¹H NMR (501 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.82 (s, 1H), 7.50(t, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.41 (m, 2H), 7.39-7.31 (m, 2H), 7.08 (dd,J=11.3, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.9, 1.2 Hz, 1H),4.49 (s, 2H),3.86 (d, J=14.5 Hz, 1H), 3.73 (d, J=14.5 Hz, 1H), 2.30 (s, 6H), 1.62 (s,3H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 463.3 (M+H)⁺.

Example 66:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[4-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 165)

The methodologies described in Example 10M, substituting Example 9B forExample 10J and heating overnight gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.79 (s, 1H), 7.79-7.76 (m, 1H), 7.70-7.66 (m, 1H),7.54-7.48 (m, 2H), 7.11-7.07 (m, 1H), 6.89-6.65 (m, 1H), 6.67 (s, 1H),4.50 (s, 2H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 2.39 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 479 (M+H)⁺.

Example 67:N-{3-[5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}-5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide(Compound 166) Example 67A: tert-butyl(3-((2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethyl)amino)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate

The methodologies described in Example 17C, substituting tert-butyl(3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate for Example 9B gave thetitle compound. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 485 (M+H)⁺.

Example 67B: tert-butyl(3-((2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)amino)bicycle[1.1.1]-pentan-1-yl)carbamate

The methodologies described in Example 17D, substituting Example 67A forExample 17C, with the addition of acetic acid (0.1 mL) to push thereaction to completion, gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (501 MHz,DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 7.51 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (s, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J=10.6,2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (dd, J=8.2, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 5.47 (d, J=3.8 Hz, 1H), 4.58(s, 1H), 2.58 (s, 2H), 1.87-1.70 (m, 6H), 1.36 (s, 9H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z371 (M+H)⁺.

Example 67C: tert-butyl(3-(5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxooxazolidin-3-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate

The methodologies described in Example 17E, substituting Example 67B forExample 17D gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm7.66 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (s, 1H), 7.48 (dd, J=10.4, 2.0 Hz, 1H),7.27 (dt, J=8.3, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 5.59 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.94 (t, J=8.8 Hz,1H), 3.41 (dd, J=9.0, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 2.17 (s, 6H), 1.38 (s, 9H); MS (ESI⁺)m/z 397 (M+H)⁺.

Example 67D:3-(3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)oxazolidin-2-one

To a solution of Example 67C (0.007 g, 0.02 mmol) in dichloromethane(0.02 mL) was added trifluoroacetic acid (9.9 μL, 0.13 mmol). Thereaction mixture stirred for 1.5 hours and then was concentrated toafford the title compound, which was carried forward withoutpurification. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 338 (M+CH₃CN+H)⁺.

Example 67E:N-{3-[5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}-5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazine-2-carboxamide

The methodologies described in Example 38A, substituting Example 67D forExample 9B and substituting 5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazine-2-carboxylic acidfor 2-amino-4,5-difluorobenzoic acid gave the title compound. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.70 (s, 1H), 9.13 (d, J=102.3 Hz, 2H),7.73-7.61 (m, 1H), 7.51 (d, J=10.7 Hz, 1H), 7.39-6.98 (m, 2H), 5.61 (t,J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (t, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 2.41 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 453(M+H)⁺.

Example 68:N-{3-[5-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazolidin-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}-3-(difluoromethyl)-1,2-oxazole-5-carboxamide(Compound 167)

The methodologies described in Example 38A, substituting Example 67D forExample 9B and substituting 3-(difluoromethyl)isoxazole-5-carboxylicacid for 2-amino-4,5-difluorobenzoic acid gave the title compound. Thecarboxylic acid, 3-(difluoromethyl)isoxazole-5-carboxylic acid, isprepared as described by Andrii Khutorianskyi, et al. in Eur. J. Org.Chem., 2017, 2017, 3935-3940. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 9.75 (s,1H), 7.67 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.56-7.44 (m, 1H), 7.38 (s, 1H), 7.36-7.17(m, 2H), 5.61 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (t, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 2.38 (s, 6H);MS (ESI⁺) m/z 442 (M+H)⁺.

Example 69:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-[3-(1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzo[f]isoindol-2-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl]acetamide(Compound 168) Example 69A: tert-butyl(3-(1,3-dioxo-1H-benzo[f]isoindol-2(3H)-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)carbamate

The methodologies described in Example 54A, substitutingnaphtho[2,3-c]furan-1,3-dione for 5-chloroisobenzofuran-1,3-dione gavethe title compound. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 378 (M+H)⁺.

Example 69B:2-(3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-1H-benzo[f]isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione

The methodologies described in Example 67D, substituting Example 69A forExample 67C gave the title compound. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 279 (M+H)⁺.

Example 69C:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(1,3-dioxo-H-benzo[f]isoindol-2(3H)-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

The methodologies described in Example 38A substituting Example 69B forExample 9B and substituting 2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid for2-amino-4,5-difluorobenzoic acid gave the title compound. ¹H NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.97 (s, 1H), 8.47 (s, 2H), 8.27 (dd, J=6.2, 3.3 Hz,2H), 7.79 (dd, J=6.3, 3.3 Hz, 2H), 7.51 (t, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.09 (dd,J=11.3, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.89 (ddd, J=8.9, 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.52 (s, 2H),2.64 (s, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 465 (M+H)⁺.

Example 69D:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-(1-oxo-H-benzo[f]isoindol-2(3H)-yl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

To a mixture of Example 69C (0.01 g, 0.02 mmol) in acetic acid (0.69 mL)was added zinc dust (0.015 g, 0.23 mmol). This reaction mixture washeated to 85° C. for 16 hours, diluted with dimethyl sulfoxide [0.015M], filtered, and concentrated. The residue was purified by preparativeHPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5 μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40mL/minute, 25-90% gradient of acetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueousammonium bicarbonate, adjusted to pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] togive the title compound (0.003 g, 5 μmol, 27% yield). ¹H NMR (500 MHz,CDCl₃) δ ppm 8.33 (s, 1H), 8.04-7.98 (m, 1H), 7.91 (dd, J=8.3, 1.2 Hz,1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.57 (dddd, J=20.8, 8.1, 6.8, 1.3 Hz, 2H), 7.38-7.31(m, 1H), 6.94 (s, 1H), 6.79 (dd, J=10.2, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 6.71 (ddd, J=8.9,2.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 4.54 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 2H), 4.44 (s, 2H), 2.71 (s, 6H); MS(ESI⁺) m/z 451 (M+H)⁺.

Example 70:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazinan-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide(Compound 169) Example 70A: methyl2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropanoate

To a suspension of methyl 2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetate (0.42 mL, 2.7 mmol)in dimethyl sulfoxide (5.4 mL) was added paraformaldehyde (powder, 0.09g, 3 mmol), followed by sodium methoxide (0.031 mL, 0.14 mmol, 25 weight% solution in methanol). The reaction mixture was allowed to stir atambient temperature overnight, was quenched with water (3 mL), ice, and1 M HCl (aqueous, 2 mL), and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×25 mL). Theorganic layers were combined, dried (Na₂SO₄), and concentrated. Theresidue was purified by flash column chromatography (SiO₂, 10-50-100%ethyl acetate/heptanes) to give the title compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,CDCl₃) δ ppm 7.36-7.29 (m, 2H), 7.25-7.17 (m, 2H), 4.15-4.04 (m, 1H),3.87-3.77 (m, 2H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 2.53 (s, 1H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 215 (M+H)⁺.

Example 70B: methyl3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)propanoate

To a solution of Example 70A (0.296 g, 1.38 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran(5.3 mL) at 0° C. was added TBS-Cl (tert-butyldimethylchlorosilane)(0.457 g, 3.03 mmol) followed by 1H-imidazole (0.225 g, 3.31 mmol). Thisreaction mixture was allowed to stir at 0° C. and warm to ambienttemperature overnight for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was dilutedwith diethyl ether (10 mL) and washed with HCl (0.1 M, aqueous) andbrine. The organic layer was dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered, and concentratedto give the title compound, which was carried forward withoutpurification containing a silyl impurity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ ppm7.34-7.20 (m, 4H), 4.16-4.05 (m, 1H), 3.83-3.70 (m, 2H), 3.68 (s, 3H),0.91 (s, 7H), 0.84 (s, 9H), 0.09 (s, 4H), 0.01 (s, 3H), −0.01 (s, 3H);MS (ESI⁺) m/z 329 (M+H)⁺.

Example 70C: 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)propanal

To a cooled (−78° C.) suspension of toluene (7.7 mL) and DIBAL-H(diisobutylaluminum hydride) (1.8 mL, 1.8 mmol) (1 M in toluene) wasadded dropwise a solution of Example 70B (0.453 g, 1.38 mmol) in toluene(1.5 mL). This reaction mixture was allowed to stir at −78° C. for 5hours, and although conversion was incomplete, was quenched withmethanol (2 mL). Then the reaction mixture was diluted with Rochelle'ssalt (saturated aqueous solution, 2 mL) and the reaction mixture wasstirred rapidly for 10 mins while warming to ambient temperature. Thereaction mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (3×25 mL) and thecombined organic phases were washed with NaHCO₃ (saturated aqueous, 5mL), dried over Na₂SO₄, filtered, and concentrated to give the titlecompound in a mixture with starting material Example 70B (1:4, Example70C:70B). The residue was carried forward without purification. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ ppm 9.80 (d, J=1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.37-7.31 (m, 4H),7.31-7.21 (m, 26H), 7.21-7.10 (m, 16H), 4.21-4.07 (m, 5H), 4.06-3.95 (m,6H), 3.92-3.83 (m, 12H), 3.83-3.74 (m, 7H), 3.69 (s, 10H), 3.03 (ddd,J=12.9, 7.3, 5.5 Hz, 4H), 2.36 (s, 7H), 0.91 (d, J=4.9 Hz, 9H), 0.89 (d,J=8.4 Hz, 44H), 0.85 (s, 48H), 0.10 (s, 6H), 0.06 (dd, J=7.3, 1.4 Hz,34H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z 301 (M+H)⁺.

Example 70D:N-(3-((3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)propyl)amino)bicycle-[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)-2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)acetamide

The methodologies described in Example 17C, substituting Example 70C forExample 17B gave the title compound. MS (ESI⁺) m/z 568 (M+H)⁺.

Example 70E:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-(3-((2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropyl)amino)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetamide

The methodologies described in Example 17D, substituting Example 70D forExample 17C and purification by preparative HPLC [Waters XBridge™ C18 5μm OBD column, 30×100 mm, flow rate 40 mL/minute, 25-90% gradient ofacetonitrile in buffer (0.025 M aqueous ammonium bicarbonate, adjustedto pH 10 with ammonium hydroxide)] gave the title compound. MS (ESI⁺)m/z 453 (M+H)⁺.

Example 70F:2-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-{3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1,3-oxazinan-3-yl]bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetamide

The methodologies described in Example 17E, substituting Example 70D forExample 17D and increasing the reaction time to 40 minutes gave thetitle compound. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ ppm 8.74 (s, 1H), 7.49 (t,J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.38 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.07 (dd,J=11.4, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 6.86 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.48 (s, 2H), 4.34 (t,J=10.0 Hz, 1H), 4.29-4.08 (m, 4H), 2.32 (d, J=2.9 Hz, 6H); MS (ESI⁺) m/z479 (M+H)⁺.

Example 71: Activity of Exemplary Compounds in an In Vitro Model ofVanishing Cell White Matter Disease (VWMD)

In order to test exemplary compounds of the invention in a cellularcontext, a stable VWMD cell line was first constructed. The ATF4reporter was prepared by fusing the human full-length ATF4 5′-UTR (NCBIAccession No. BC022088.2) in front of the firefly luciferase (FLuc)coding sequence lacking the initiator methionine as described inSidrauski et al (eLife 2013). The construct was used to producerecombinant retroviruses using standard methods and the resulting viralsupernatant was used to transduce HEK293T cells, which were thensubsequently selected with puromycin to generate a stable cell line.

HEK293T cells carrying the ATF4 luciferase reporter were plated onpolylysine coated 384-well plates (Greiner Bio-one) at 30,000 cells perwell. Cells were treated the next day with 1 μg/mL tunicamycin and 200nM of a compound of Formula (I) for 7 hours. Luminescence was measuredusing One Glo (Promega) as specified by the manufacturer. Cells weremaintained in DMEM with L-glutamine supplemented with 10%heat-inactivated FBS (Gibco) and Antibiotic-Antimycotic solution(Gibco).

Table 2 below summarizes the EC₅₀ data obtained using the ATF4-Luc assayfor exemplary compounds of the invention. In this table, “A” representsan EC₅₀ of less than 50 nM; “B” an EC₅₀ of between 50 nM and 250 nM; “C”an EC₅₀ of between 250 nM and 1 μM; “D” an EC₅₀ of between 1 μM and 2μM; “E” an EC₅₀ of greater than 2 μM; and “F” indicates that data is notavailable.

TABLE 2 EC₅₀ values of exemplary compounds of the invention in theATF4-Luc assay. ATF4-Luc Compound No. EC50 100 B 101 C 102 C 103 B 104 E105 E 106 E 107 E 108 A 109 A 110 E 111 E 112 E 113 C 114 A 115 C 116 B117 B 118 E 119 C 120 A 121 A 122 E 123 E 124 E 125 B 126 A 127 C 128 B129 E 130 A 131 C 132 A 133 A 134 A 135 A 136 E 137 C 138 B 139 E 140 C141 B 142 A 143 A 144 A 145 A 146 A 147 A 148 E 149 C 150 D 151 E 152 A153 E 154 C 155 A 156 C 157 B 158 D 159 A 160 A 161 A 162 B 163 A 164 C165 A 166 E 167 E 168 C 169 C

EQUIVALENTS AND SCOPE

In the claims articles such as “a,” “an,” and “the” may mean one or morethan one unless indicated to the contrary or otherwise evident from thecontext. Claims or descriptions that include “or” between one or moremembers of a group are considered satisfied if one, more than one, orall of the group members are present in, employed in, or otherwiserelevant to a given product or process unless indicated to the contraryor otherwise evident from the context. The invention includesembodiments in which exactly one member of the group is present in,employed in, or otherwise relevant to a given product or process. Theinvention includes embodiments in which more than one, or all of thegroup members are present in, employed in, or otherwise relevant to agiven product or process.

Furthermore, the invention encompasses all variations, combinations, andpermutations in which one or more limitations, elements, clauses, anddescriptive terms from one or more of the listed claims are introducedinto another claim. For example, any claim that is dependent on anotherclaim can be modified to include one or more limitations found in anyother claim that is dependent on the same base claim. Where elements arepresented as lists, e.g., in Markush group format, each subgroup of theelements is also disclosed, and any element(s) can be removed from thegroup. It should it be understood that, in general, where the invention,or aspects of the invention, is/are referred to as comprising particularelements and/or features, certain embodiments of the invention oraspects of the invention consist, or consist essentially of, suchelements and/or features. For purposes of simplicity, those embodimentshave not been specifically set forth in haec verba herein. It is alsonoted that the terms “comprising” and “containing” are intended to beopen and permits the inclusion of additional elements or steps. Whereranges are given, endpoints are included. Furthermore, unless otherwiseindicated or otherwise evident from the context and understanding of oneof ordinary skill in the art, values that are expressed as ranges canassume any specific value or sub-range within the stated ranges indifferent embodiments of the invention, to the tenth of the unit of thelower limit of the range, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

This application refers to various issued patents, published patentapplications, journal articles, and other publications, all of which areincorporated herein by reference. If there is a conflict between any ofthe incorporated references and the instant specification, thespecification shall control. In addition, any particular embodiment ofthe present invention that falls within the prior art may be explicitlyexcluded from any one or more of the claims. Because such embodimentsare deemed to be known to one of ordinary skill in the art, they may beexcluded even if the exclusion is not set forth explicitly herein. Anyparticular embodiment of the invention can be excluded from any claim,for any reason, whether or not related to the existence of prior art.

Those skilled in the art will recognize or be able to ascertain using nomore than routine experimentation many equivalents to the specificembodiments described herein. The scope of the present embodimentsdescribed herein is not intended to be limited to the above Description,but rather is as set forth in the appended claims. Those of ordinaryskill in the art will appreciate that various changes and modificationsto this description may be made without departing from the spirit orscope of the present invention, as defined in the following claims.

We claim:
 1. A compound of Formula (I):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein: D is a bridged bicycliccycloalkyl, bridged bicyclic heterocyclyl, cubanyl, cyclohexyl,cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl wherein each bridged bicycliccycloalkyl, bridged bicyclic heterocyclyl, cubanyl, cyclohexyl,cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl is optionally substituted on one ormore available carbons with 1-4 R^(X); and wherein if the bridgedbicyclic heterocyclyl contains a substitutable nitrogen moiety, thesubstitutable nitrogen may optionally be substituted with R^(N1); L¹ isa bond, C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, or —O—, whereinC₁-C₆ alkylene or 2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionally substitutedwith 1-5 R^(L1); L² is C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, abond, —NR^(N2)—, —O—, or —S(O)_(w)— (wherein w is 0, 1 or 2); whereinC₁-C₆ alkylene or 2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionally substitutedwith 1-5 R^(L2); R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; W is a 3-7-memberedsaturated, or partially unsaturated, monocyclic nitrogen-containingheterocyclyl; wherein the 3-7-membered saturated or partiallyunsaturated monocyclic heterocyclyl is optionally substituted on one ormore available carbons with 1-5 R^(W); and wherein if the 3-7-memberedsaturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic heterocyclyl contains asubstitutable nitrogen moiety, the substitutable nitrogen may beoptionally substituted by R^(N3); and wherein W is attached to D throughan available nitrogen atom or carbon atom within W; A and Z are eachindependently phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl, wherein each phenyl or5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted on one or moreavailable carbons with 1-5 R^(Y); and wherein if the 5-6-memberedheteroaryl contains a substitutable nitrogen moiety, the substitutablenitrogen may be optionally substituted by R^(N4); each R^(L1) isindependently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —R^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D),—C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D),and —S(O)₂R^(D); each R^(L2) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); R^(N1) is selectedfrom the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl,halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆ alkyl,—C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); R^(N2) isselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);R^(N3) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D);R^(N4) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); eachR^(W) is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl,cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C),—NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D),—SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); each R^(X) is independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D),—C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D),and —S(O)₂R^(D); each R^(Y) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkoxy, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo,cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C),—C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), —S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D),—S(O)₂R^(D), and G¹; or 2 R^(Y) groups on adjacent atoms, together withthe atoms to which they are attached form a 3-7-membered fusedcycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fused heterocyclyl, fused aryl, or 5-6 memberedfused heteroaryl each of which is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(X);each G¹ is independently 3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-memberedheterocyclyl, aryl, or 5-6-membered heteroaryl, wherein each3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered heterocyclyl, aryl, or5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z); eachR^(Z) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); R^(A) is, at each occurrence,independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C),—C(O)R^(D), or —C(O)OR^(D); each of R^(B) and R^(C) is independentlyhydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or R^(B) and R^(C) together with the atom towhich they are attached form a 3-7-membered heterocyclyl ring optionallysubstituted with 1-3 R^(Z); each R^(D) is independently C₁-C₆ alkyl orhalo-C₁-C₆ alkyl; each R^(E) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, orhalo-C₁-C₆ alkyl; each R^(F) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, orhalo; and m is 1 when R^(F) is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, 3 when R^(F) isC₁-C₆ alkyl, or 5 when R^(F) is halo.
 2. The compound of claim 1,wherein D is a bridged bicyclic cycloalkyl, a bridged bicyclicheterocyclyl, a cyclohexyl, a cyclobutyl, or a tetrahydropyranyl eachoptionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X).
 3. The compound of any one ofclaims 1-2, wherein D is a bridged bicyclic 5-8 membered cycloalkyl, abridged bicyclic 5-8 membered heterocyclyl, a cyclohexyl, a cyclobutyl,or a tetrahydropyranyl, each optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X). 4.The compound of any one of claims 1-3, wherein D isbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane, bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane,bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, bicyclo[3.2.1]octane, 2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane,cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl, each of which isoptionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X) groups.
 5. The compound of any oneof claims 1-4, wherein D is


6. The compound of any one of claims 1-5, wherein D is


7. The compound of any one of claims 1-6, wherein D is substituted with0 R^(X).
 8. The compound of any one of claims 1-7, wherein D is


9. The compound of any one of claims 1-6, wherein D is substituted with1 or 2 R^(X).
 10. The compound of any one of claims 1-6 and 9, wherein Dis


11. The compound of any one of claims 9-10, wherein each R^(X) isindependently selected from the group consisting of oxo, —OR^(A),—C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), halo, and hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl.
 12. The compound ofany one of claims 1-11, wherein L¹ is 2-7 membered heteroalkyleneoptionally substituted by 1-5 R^(L1); and L² is C₁-C₆alkylene optionallysubstituted by 1-5 R^(L2), 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionallysubstituted by 1-5 R^(L2), a bond, —NR^(N2)— or —O—.
 13. The compound ofany one of claims 1-12, wherein L¹ is 2-7 membered heteroalkyleneoptionally substituted by 0 R^(L1); and L² is C₁-C₆ alkylene optionallysubstituted by 0 R^(L2), 2-7 membered heteroalkylene optionallysubstituted by 0 R^(L2), a bond, —NR^(N2)— or —O—.
 14. The compound ofany one of claims 1-13, wherein L¹ is a bond, CH₂O—*, CH₂CH₂O—* OCH₂—*or CH₂OCH₂—*; and L² is selected from a bond, CH₂O—*, —OCH₂—*, —CH₂—,—NH—, —NCH₃—, or —O—, wherein “—*” indicates the attachment point to Aor Z, respectively.
 15. The compound of any one of claims 1-14, whereinR¹ is hydrogen or CH₃.
 16. The compound of any one of claims 1-15,wherein each of A and Z is independently phenyl or 5-6-memberedheteroaryl; wherein each phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionallysubstituted with 1-5 R^(Y), and each R^(Y) is independently C₁-C₆ alkyl,halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkoxy, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), or G¹. 17.The compound of any one of claims 1-16, wherein each of A and Z isindependently phenyl, pyridyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, thiazolyl, orpyrazolyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(Y)groups.
 18. The compound of any one of claims 1-17, wherein each of Aand Z is independently selected from the group consisting of:


19. The compound of any one of claims 1-18, wherein A is phenyl orpyridyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-2 R^(Y) groups.20. The compound of any one of claims 1-19, wherein A is selected fromthe group consisting of:


21. The compound of any one of claims 1-20, wherein Z is phenyl,pyridyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl or pyrazolyl, each of which isoptionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Y) groups.
 22. The compound of anyone of claims 1-21, wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N4) is hydrogen or CH₃.
 23. The compound of any one of claims1-22, wherein each R^(Y) is independently hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CF₃,CHF₂, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN.
 24. Thecompound of any one of claims 1-23, wherein W is a pyrrolidinone,imidazolidinone, dihydroimidazolidinone, oxazolidinone,oxazolidinedione, oxazolone, dihydropyrrolone, piperazine, piperazinone,oxazinanone, or dihydrooxazole moiety, each of which is optionallysubstituted with 1-4 R^(W) groups.
 25. The compound of any one of claims1-24, wherein W is a pyrrolidin-2-one, imidazolidin-2-one,oxazolidin-2-one, oxazol-2-one, 1,5-dihydropyrrol-2-one, piperazine,piperazinone, 1,3-oxazinan-2-one, 4,5-dihydrooxazole,1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazol-2-one, oxazolidine-2,4-dione, moiety, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(W) groups, and each R^(W) isindependently C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, oxo, cyano, or—OR^(A).
 26. The compound of any one of claims 1-25, wherein W isselected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N3) is hydrogen or CH₃.
 27. The compound of any one of claims1-26, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound of Formula(I-a):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein: D is bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanyl,bicyclo[2.2.2]octanyl, cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl or tetrahydropyranyl, eachof which is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X) groups; L¹ is CH₂O—*or CH₂OCH₂—*, wherein “—*” indicates the attachment point to A; L² isselected from a bond, CH₂O—*, —OCH₂—*, —CH₂—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, or —O—,wherein “—*” indicates the attachment point to Z; W is a pyrrolidinone,imidazolidinone, dihydroimidazolidinone, oxazolidinone,oxazolidinedione, oxazolone, dihydropyrrolone, piperazine, piperazinone,oxazinanone, or dihydrooxazole moiety, each of which is optionallysubstituted with 1-4 R^(W) groups and wherein the imidazolidinone may beoptionally substituted on an available nitrogen with hydrogen or CH₃; Ais phenyl or pyridyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-5R^(Y) groups; Z is phenyl, pyridyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, pyrazinyl orpyrazolyl, each of which is optionally substituted on one or moreavailable carbons with 1-5 R^(Y) groups; and wherein pyrazolyl may beoptionally substituted on an available nitrogen with hydrogen or CH₃;each R^(W) is independently fluoro, chloro, oxo, OH, OCH₃, CHF₂, OCF₃,CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, or CH(CH₃)₂; each R^(X) is independently fluoro, oxo,OH, OCH₃, C(O)OH, or C(O)OCH₃; each R^(Y) is independently chloro,fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN; or 2 R^(Y)groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which they areattached form a furanyl, pyrrolyl, or dioxolanyl ring, each of which isoptionally substituted with 1-2 R^(X); and R¹ is hydrogen.
 28. Thecompound of any one of claims 1-27, wherein the compound of Formula (I)is a compound of Formula (I-b):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein each of A, W, Z, L¹, and L² isdefined as for Formula (I).
 29. The compound of any one of claims 1-28,wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound of Formula (I-c):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 30. The compound of any one of claims1-29, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound of Formula(I-d):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 31. The compound of any one of claims1-28, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound of Formula(I-e-1), Formula (I-e-2), Formula (I-e-3), Formula (I-e-4), Formula(I-e-5), Formula (I-e-6), Formula (I-e-7), Formula (I-e-8), Formula(I-e-9), Formula (I-e-10), Formula (I-e-11), Formula (I-e-12), Formula(I-e-13), Formula (I-e-14), or Formula (I-e-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 32. The compound of any one of claims1-27, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound of Formula(I-f):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 33. The compound of any one of claims1-27 and 32, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-g):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 34. The compound of any one of claims1-27 and 32-33, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-h):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 35. The compound of any one of claims1-27 and 32-34, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-i-1), Formula (I-i-2), Formula (I-i-3), Formula (I-i-4),Formula (I-i-5), Formula (I-i-6), Formula (I-i-7), Formula (I-i-8),Formula (I-i-9), Formula (I-i-10), Formula (I-i-11), Formula (I-i-12),Formula (I-i-13), Formula (I-i-14), or Formula (I-i-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 36. The compound of any one of claims1-27, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound of Formula(I-j):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 37. The compound of any one of claims1-27 and 36, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-k):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 38. The compound of any one of claims1-27 and 36-37, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-1):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 39. The compound of any one of claims1-27 and 36-38, wherein the compound of Formula (I) is a compound ofFormula (I-m-1), Formula (I-m-2), Formula (I-m-3), Formula (I-m-4),Formula (I-m-5), Formula (I-m-6), Formula (I-m-7), Formula (I-m-8),Formula (I-m-9), Formula (I-m-10), Formula (I-m-11), Formula (I-m-12),Formula (I-m-13), Formula (I-m-14), or Formula (I-m-15):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof.
 40. A compound of Formula (II):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein: D is bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane,bicyclo[2.2.2]octane, cyclohexyl, cyclobutyl, or tetrahydropyranyl eachof which is optionally substituted with 1-4 R^(X) groups; L¹ is a bond,C₁-C₆ alkylene, 2-7 membered heteroalkylene, or —O—, wherein C₁-C₆alkylene or 2-7 membered heteroalkylene is optionally substituted with1-5 R^(L1); R¹ is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; A is phenyl or 5-6-memberedheteroaryl, wherein phenyl or 5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionallysubstituted on one or more available carbons with 1-5 R^(Y); and whereinif the 5-6-membered heteroaryl contains a substitutable nitrogen moiety,the substitutable nitrogen may be optionally substituted by R^(N4); T⁵is nitrogen or C(R^(T)); T⁶ is nitrogen or C(R^(T)); T⁷ is nitrogen orC(R^(T)); T⁸ is nitrogen or C(R^(T)); wherein no more than two of T⁵,T⁶, T⁷, and T⁸ may be nitrogen; V² is selected from the group consistingof *—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#), *—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—O—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—NR^(N4)—^(#),—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—NR^(N4)—^(#), *—C(O)—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(O)—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#), *—C(O)—NR^(N4)—^(#),*—C(O)—^(#), and *—C(O)—O—^(#), wherein “*—” and “—^(#)” indicate theattachment points of V² as indicated in Formula (II); U² is selectedfrom the group consisting of a bond, *—C(O)—⁺, and*—C(R^(U21)R^(U22))—⁺, wherein “*—” and “—⁺” indicate the attachmentpoints of U² as indicated in Formula (II); wherein if V² is*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#), U² is not a bond; R^(U21) and R^(U22) are eachindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl,cyano-C₂-C₆ alkyl, —OH, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), C₂-C₆ alkyl-C(O)OH, and C₂-C₆ alkyl-C(O)OR^(D); R^(V21) andR^(V22) are each independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆ alkyl, —OH, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D),—C(O)OH, and —C(O)OR^(D); and R^(V23) and R^(V24) are each independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D),—C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D),and —S(O)₂R^(D); each R^(L1) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—R^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); R^(N4) is selectedfrom the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl,halo-C₂-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₂-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₂-C₆ alkyl,—C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); each R^(T)is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkoxy,amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), —S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); or 2 R^(T)groups on adjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which they areattached, form a 3-7-membered fused cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fusedheterocyclyl, fused aryl, or 5-6 membered fused heteroaryl, each ofwhich is optionally substituted with 1-5 R^(X); each R^(X) isindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, amino-C₁-C₆ alkyl,cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, oxo, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C),—NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D),—SR^(E), —S(O)R^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); each R^(Y) is independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl,hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkoxy, amino-C₁-C₆alkyl, cyano-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A), —NR^(B)R^(C),—NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D),—S(R^(F))_(m), —S(O)R^(D), —S(O)₂R^(D), and G¹; or 2 R^(Y) groups onadjacent atoms, together with the atoms to which they are attached forma 3-7-membered fused cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered fused heterocyclyl, fusedaryl, or 5-6 membered fused heteroaryl, each of which is optionallysubstituted with 1-5 R^(X); each G¹ is independently 3-7-memberedcycloalkyl, 3-7-membered heterocyclyl, aryl, or 5-6-membered heteroaryl,wherein each 3-7-membered cycloalkyl, 3-7-membered heterocyclyl, aryl,or 5-6-membered heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R^(Z);each R^(Z) is independently selected from the group consisting of C₁-C₆alkyl, hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo, cyano, —OR^(A),—NR^(B)R^(C), —NR^(B)C(O)R^(D), —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C), —C(O)R^(D), —C(O)OH,—C(O)OR^(D), and —S(O)₂R^(D); R^(A) is, at each occurrence,independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, halo-C₁-C₆ alkyl, —C(O)NR^(B)R^(C),—C(O)R^(D), or —C(O)OR^(D); each of R^(B) and R^(C) is independentlyhydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl; or R^(B) and R^(C) together with the atom towhich they are attached form a 3-7-membered heterocyclyl ring optionallysubstituted with 1-3 R^(Z); each R^(D) is independently C₁-C₆ alkyl orhalo-C₁-C₆ alkyl; each R^(E) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, orhalo-C₁-C₆ alkyl; each R^(F) is independently hydrogen, C₁-C₆ alkyl, orhalo; and m is 1 when R^(F) is hydrogen or C₁-C₆ alkyl, 3 when R^(F) isC₁-C₆ alkyl, or 5 when R^(F) is halo.
 41. The compound of claim 40,wherein the compound is represented by:


42. The compound of any one of claims 40-41, wherein V² is selected fromthe group consisting of *—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—^(#),*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#),*—C(O)—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#), and*—C(R^(V21)R^(V22))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—C(R^(V23)R^(V24))—^(#); wherein“*—” and “—^(#)” indicate the attachment points of V² as indicated inFormula (II).
 43. The compound of any one of claims 40-42, wherein eachof R^(V21) and R^(V22) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, —OH, and C₁-C₃ alkyl.
 44. The compound of anyone of claims 40-43, wherein each of R^(V21) and R^(V22) is hydrogen or—OH.
 45. The compound of any one of claims 40-45, wherein each ofR^(V23) and R^(V24) is independently selected from the group consistingof hydrogen, halo, C₁-C₃ alkyl, cyano, —OR^(A), and —NR^(B)R^(C). 46.The compound of any one of claims 40-45, wherein each of R^(V23) andR^(V24) is hydrogen.
 47. The compound of any one of claims 40-46,wherein U² is selected from the group consisting of a bond, *—C(O)—⁺,*—CH₂—⁺, and *—CH(CH₂CO₂H)—⁺, wherein “*—” and “—⁺” indicate theattachment points of U² as indicated in Formula (II); and V² is selectedfrom the group consisting of *—CH₂—^(#), *—CH₂—CH₂—^(#),*—C(O)—CH₂—^(#), *—C(O)—NH—^(#), *—CH₂—NH—^(#), and *—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—^(#);wherein“*—” and “—^(#)” indicate the attachment points of V² asindicated in Formula (II).
 48. The compound of any one of claims 40-47,wherein the moiety

is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein R^(N4) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁-C₆alkyl, and hydroxy-C₂-C₆ alkyl.
 49. The compound of any one of claims40-48, wherein D is selected from the group consisting of


50. The compound of claim 49, wherein each R^(X) is independentlyselected from the group consisting of oxo, —OH, —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(D),halo, and hydroxy-C₁-C₆ alkyl.
 51. The compound of any one of claims40-50, wherein L¹ is CH₂O—* or CH₂OCH₂—*; wherein “—*” indicates theattachment point to A.
 52. The compound of any one of claims 40-51,wherein R is hydrogen or CH₃.
 53. The compound of any one of claims40-52, wherein A is selected from the group consisting of:


54. The compound of any one of claims 40-53, wherein each R^(Y) isindependently hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CHF₂, OCF₃, CH₂CH₃,CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN.
 55. The compound of any one of claims40-54, wherein each R^(T) is independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CHF₂, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃,CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCHF₂, OCF₃, OCH₂CF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, and CN.
 56. Thecompound of any one of claims 40-55, wherein the compound of Formula(II) is a compound of Formula (II-a):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer,N-oxide, or stereoisomer thereof, wherein: R¹ is hydrogen or CH₃; eachR^(Y) is independently hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃,CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, or CN; and each R^(T) is independentlyselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chloro, fluoro, CHF₂,CF₃, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, OCH₃, OCHF₂, OCF₃, OCH₂CF₃, OCH(CH₃)₂, andCN.
 57. The compound of any one of claims 1-56, wherein the compound isselected from any compound set forth in Table 1 or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide, or stereoisomerthereof.
 58. A pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising acompound of any one of claims 1-57 and a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier.
 59. A composition for use in treating a neurodegenerativedisease, a leukodystrophy, a cancer, an inflammatory disease, anautoimmune disease, a viral infection, a skin disease, a fibroticdisease, a hemoglobin disease, a kidney disease, a hearing losscondition, an ocular disease, a musculoskeletal disease, a metabolicdisease, or a mitochondrial disease in a subject, wherein thecomposition comprises a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), or apharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide,or stereoisomer thereof as described in any one of claims 1-57.
 60. Thecomposition of claim 59, wherein the neurodegenerative disease comprisesa leukodystrophy, a leukoencephalopathy, a hypomyelinating ordemyelinating disease, an intellectual disability syndrome, a cognitiveimpairment, a glial cell dysfunction, or a brain injury.
 61. Thecomposition of any one of claims 59 or 60, wherein the neurodegenerativedisease comprises vanishing white matter disease, childhood ataxia withCNS hypo myelination, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateralsclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, frontotemporal dementia,Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, Huntington's disease, dementia,kuru, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or a prion disease. 62.The composition of any one of claims 59-61, wherein theneurodegenerative disease comprises vanishing white matter disease. 63.The composition of claim 59, wherein the cancer comprises pancreaticcancer, breast cancer, multiple myeloma, or a cancer of the secretorycells.
 64. The composition of claim 59, wherein the inflammatory diseasecomprises postoperative cognitive dysfunction, arthritis, systemic lupuserythematosus (SLE), myasthenia gravis, diabetes, Guillain-Barresyndrome, Hashimoto's encephalitis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, ankylosingspondylitis, psoriasis, Sjogren's syndrome, vasculitis,glomerulonephritis, auto-immune thyroiditis, Behcet's disease, Crohn'sdisease, ulcerative colitis, bullous pemphigoid, sarcoidosis,ichthyosis, Graves' ophthalmopathy, inflammatory bowel disease,Addison's disease, vitiligo, asthma, acne vulgaris, celiac disease,chronic prostatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, reperfusion injury,sarcoidosis, transplant rejection, interstitial cystitis,atherosclerosis, or atopic dermatitis.
 65. The composition of claim 59,wherein the musculoskeletal disease comprises muscular dystrophy,multiple sclerosis, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, primary lateralsclerosis, progressive muscular atrophy, progressive bulbar palsy,pseudobulbar palsy, spinal muscular atrophy, progressive spinobulbarmuscular atrophy, spinal cord spasticity, spinal muscle atrophy,myasthenia gravis, neuralgia, fibromyalgia, Machado-Joseph disease,cramp fasciculation syndrome, Freidrich's ataxia, a muscle wastingdisorder, an inclusion body myopathy, motor neuron disease, orparalysis.
 66. The composition of claim 59, wherein the metabolicdisease comprises non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), non-alcoholicfatty liver disease (NAFLD), liver fibrosis, obesity, heart disease,atherosclerosis, arthritis, cystinosis, diabetes, phenylketonuria,proliferative retinopathy, or Kearns-Sayre disease.
 67. The compositionof claim 59, wherein the mitochondrial disease is associated with or isa result of mitochondrial dysfunction, one or more mitochondrial proteinmutations, or one or more mitochondrial DNA mutations.
 68. Thecomposition of claim 59 or 67, wherein the mitochondrial disease is amitochondrial myopathy.
 69. The composition of any one of claims 59 and67-68, wherein the mitochondrial disease is selected from the groupconsisting of Barth syndrome, chronic progressive externalophthalmoplegia (cPEO), Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS), Leigh syndrome(e.g., MILS, or maternally inherited Leigh syndrome), mitochondrial DNAdepletion syndromes (MDDS, e.g., Alpers syndrome), mitochondrialencephalomyopathy (e.g., mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lacticacidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS)), mitochondrialneurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE), myoclonus epilepsy withragged red fibers (MERRF), neuropathy, ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa(NARP), Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), and Pearsonsyndrome.
 70. The composition of claim 59, wherein the autoimmunedisease is selected from the group consisting of Achalasia, Addison'sdisease, Adult Still's disease, Agammaglobulinemia, Alopecia areata,Amyloidosis, Ankylosing spondylitis, Anti-GBM/Anti-TBM nephritis,Antiphospholipid syndrome, Autoimmune angioedema, Autoimmunedysautonomia, Autoimmune encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune hepatitis,Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED), Autoimmune myocarditis, Autoimmuneoophoritis, Autoimmune orchitis, Autoimmune pancreatitis, Autoimmuneretinopathy, Autoimmune urticaria, Axonal & neuronal neuropathy (AMAN),Baló disease, Behcet's disease, Benign mucosal pemphigoid, Bullouspemphigoid, Castleman disease (CD), Celiac disease, Chagas disease,Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), Chronicrecurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO), Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS)or Eosinophilic Granulomatosis (EGPA), Cicatricial pemphigoid, Cogan'ssyndrome, Cold agglutinin disease, Congenital heart block, Coxsackiemyocarditis, CREST syndrome, Crohn's disease, Dermatitis herpetiformis,Dermatomyositis, Devic's disease (neuromyelitis optica), Discoid lupus,Dressler's syndrome, Endometriosis, Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE),Eosinophilic fasciitis, Erythema nodosum, Essential mixedcryoglobulinemia, Evans syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Fibrosing alveolitis,Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis), Giant cell myocarditis,Glomerulonephritis, Goodpasture's syndrome, Granulomatosis withPolyangiitis, Graves' disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Hashimoto'sthyroiditis, Hemolytic anemia, Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), Herpesgestationis or pemphigoid gestationis (PG), Hidradenitis Suppurativa(HS) (Acne Inversa), Hypogammalglobulinemia, IgA Nephropathy,IgG4-related sclerosing disease, Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP),Inclusion body myositis (IBM), Interstitial cystitis (IC), Juvenilearthritis, Juvenile diabetes (Type 1 diabetes), Juvenile myositis (JM),Kawasaki disease, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Leukocytoclastic vasculitis,Lichen planus, Lichen sclerosus, Ligneous conjunctivitis, Linear IgAdisease (LAD), Lupus, Lyme disease chronic, Meniere's disease,Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD),Mooren's ulcer, Mucha-Habermann disease, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy(MMN) or MMNCB, Multiple sclerosis, Myasthenia gravis, Myositis,Narcolepsy, Neonatal Lupus, Neuromyelitis optica, Neutropenia, Ocularcicatricial pemphigoid, Optic neuritis, Palindromic rheumatism (PR),PANDAS, Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD), Paroxysmalnocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), Parry Romberg syndrome, Pars planitis(peripheral uveitis), Parsonnage-Turner syndrome, Pemphigus, Peripheralneuropathy, Perivenous encephalomyelitis, Pernicious anemia (PA), POEMSsyndrome, Polyarteritis nodosa, Polyglandular syndrome type I,Polyglandular syndrome type IL, Polyglandular syndrome type III,Polymyalgia rheumatica, Polymyositis, Postmyocardial infarctionsyndrome, Postpericardiotomy syndrome, Primary biliary cirrhosis,Primary sclerosing cholangitis, Progesterone dermatitis, Psoriasis,Psoriatic arthritis, Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA), Pyoderma gangrenosum,Raynaud's phenomenon, Reactive Arthritis, Reflex sympathetic dystrophy,Relapsing polychondritis, Restless legs syndrome (RLS), Retroperitonealfibrosis, Rheumatic fever, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Schmidtsyndrome, Scleritis, Scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, Sperm & testicularautoimmunity, Stiff person syndrome (SPS), Subacute bacterialendocarditis (SBE), Susac's syndrome, Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO),Takayasu's arteritis, Temporal arteritis/Giant cell arteritis,Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS), Transversemyelitis, Type 1 diabetes, Ulcerative colitis (UC), Undifferentiatedconnective tissue disease (UCTD), Uveitis, Vasculitis, Vitiligo,Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease, and Wegener's granulomatosis (orGranulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)).
 71. The composition of claim59, wherein the viral infection is selected from the group consisting ofinfluenza, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and herpes.
 72. Thecomposition of claim 59, wherein the skin disease is selected from thegroup consisting of acne, alopecia areata, basal cell carcinoma, Bowen'sdisease, congenital erythropoietic porphyria, contact dermatitis,Darier's disease, disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis,dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, eczema (atopic eczema), extra-mammaryPaget's disease, epidermolysis bullosa simplex, erythropoieticprotoporphyria, fungal infections of nails, Hailey-Hailey disease,herpes simplex, hidradenitis suppurativa, hirsutism, hyperhidrosis,ichthyosis, impetigo, keloids, keratosis pilaris, lichen planus, lichensclerosus, melanoma, melasma, mucous membrane pemphigoid, pemphigoid,pemphigus vulgaris, pityriasis lichenoides, pityriasis rubra pilaris,plantar warts (verrucas), polymorphic light eruption, psoriasis, plaquepsoriasis, pyoderma gangrenosum, rosacea, scabies, scleroderma,shingles, squamous cell carcinoma, sweet's syndrome, urticaria andangioedema and vitiligo.
 73. The composition of claim 59, wherein thefibrotic disease is selected from the group consisting of adhesivecapsulitis, arterial stiffness, arthrofibrosis, atrial fibrosis, cardiacfibrosis, cirrhosis, congenital hepatic fibrosis, Crohn's disease,cystic fibrosis, Dupuytren's contracture, endomyocardial fibrosis, glialscar, hepatitis C, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hypersensitivitypneumonitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic interstitialpneumonia, interstitial lung disease, keloid, mediastinal fibrosis,myelofibrosis, nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, non-alcoholic fatty liverdisease, old myocardial infarction, Peyronie's disease, pneumoconiosis,pneumonitis, progressive massive fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis,radiation-induced lung injury, retroperitoneal fibrosis,scleroderma/systemic sclerosis, silicosis and ventricular remodeling.74. The composition of claim 59, wherein the hemoglobin disease isselected from the group consisting of “dominant” β-thalassemia, acquired(toxic) methemoglobinemia, carboxyhemoglobinemia, congenital Heinz bodyhemolytic anemia, HbH disease, HbS/β-thalassemia, HbE/β-thalassemia,HbSC disease, homozygous α⁺-thalassemia (phenotype of α⁰-thalassemia),Hydrops fetalis with Hb Bart's, sickle cell anemia/disease, sickle celltrait, sickle β-thalassemia disease, α⁺-thalassemia, α⁰-thalassemia,α-Thalassemia associated with myelodysplastic syndromes, α-Thalassemiawith mental retardation syndrome (ATR), β⁰-Thalassemia, β⁺-Thalassemia,δ-Thalassemia, γ-Thalassemia, β-Thalassemia major, β-Thalassemiaintermedia, δβ-Thalassemia, and εγδβ-Thalassemia.
 75. The composition ofclaim 59, wherein the kidney disease is selected from the groupconsisting of Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome (NephropathicCystinosis), Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, Acetaminophen-inducedNephrotoxicity, Acute Kidney Failure/Acute Kidney Injury, Acute LobarNephronia, Acute Phosphate Nephropathy, Acute Tubular Necrosis, AdeninePhosphoribosyltransferase Deficiency, Adenovirus Nephritis, AlagilleSyndrome, Alport Syndrome, Amyloidosis, ANCA Vasculitis Related toEndocarditis and Other Infections, Angiomyolipoma, AnalgesicNephropathy, Anorexia Nervosa and Kidney Disease, Angiotensin Antibodiesand Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome,Anti-TNF-α Therapy-related Glomerulonephritis, APOL1 Mutations, ApparentMineralocorticoid Excess Syndrome, Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy,Chinese Herbal Nephropathy, Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, ArteriovenousMalformations and Fistulas of the Urologic Tract, Autosomal DominantHypocalcemia, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Bartter Syndrome, Bath Salts andAcute Kidney Injury, Beer Potomania, Beeturia, β-Thalassemia RenalDisease, Bile Cast Nephropathy, BK Polyoma Virus Nephropathy in theNative Kidney, Bladder Rupture, Bladder Sphincter Dyssynergia, BladderTamponade, Border-Crossers' Nephropathy, Bourbon Virus and Acute KidneyInjury, Burnt Sugarcane Harvesting and Acute Renal Dysfunction, Byettaand Renal Failure, Clq Nephropathy, C3 Glomerulopathy, C3 Glomerulopathywith Monoclonal Gammopathy, C4 Glomerulopathy, Calcineurin InhibitorNephrotoxicity, Callilepsis Laureola Poisoning, Cannabinoid HyperemesisAcute Renal Failure, Cardiorenal syndrome, Carfilzomib-Induced RenalInjury, CFHR5 nephropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease withGlomerulopathy, Chinese Herbal Medicines and Nephrotoxicity, CherryConcentrate and Acute Kidney Injury, Cholesterol Emboli, Churg-Strausssyndrome, Chyluria, Ciliopathy, Cocaine and the Kidney, Cold Diuresis,Colistin Nephrotoxicity, Collagenofibrotic Glomerulopathy, CollapsingGlomerulopathy, Collapsing Glomerulopathy Related to CMV, CombinationAntiretroviral (cART) Related-Nephropathy, Congenital Anomalies of theKidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT), Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome,Congestive Renal Failure, Conorenal syndrome (Mainzer-Saldino Syndromeor Saldino-Mainzer Disease), Contrast Nephropathy, Copper SulphateIntoxication, Cortical Necrosis, Crizotinib-related Acute Kidney Injury,Cryocrystalglobulinemia, Cryoglobuinemia, Crystalglobulin-InducedNephropathy, Crystal-Induced Acute Kidney injury, Crystal-StoringHistiocytosis, Cystic Kidney Disease, Acquired, Cystinuria,Dasatinib-Induced Nephrotic-Range Proteinuria, Dense Deposit Disease(MPGN Type 2), Dent Disease (X-linked Recessive Nephrolithiasis), DHACrystalline Nephropathy, Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome, Diabetes andDiabetic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Insipidus, Dietary Supplements andRenal Failure, Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis, Diuresis, Djenkol BeanPoisoning (Djenkolism), Down Syndrome and Kidney Disease, Drugs of Abuseand Kidney Disease, Duplicated Ureter, EAST syndrome, Ebola and theKidney, Ectopic Kidney, Ectopic Ureter, Edema, Swelling, Erdheim-ChesterDisease, Fabry's Disease, Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia, FanconiSyndrome, Fraser syndrome, Fibronectin Glomerulopathy, FibrillaryGlomerulonephritis and Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy, Fraley syndrome,Fluid Overload, Hypervolemia, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, FocalSclerosis, Focal Glomerulosclerosis, Galloway Mowat syndrome, Giant Cell(Temporal) Arteritis with Kidney Involvement, Gestational Hypertension,Gitelman Syndrome, Glomerular Diseases, Glomerular Tubular Reflux,Glycosuria, Goodpasture Syndrome, Green Smoothie Cleanse Nephropathy,HANAC Syndrome, Harvoni (Ledipasvir with Sofosbuvir)-Induced RenalInjury, Hair Dye Ingestion and Acute Kidney Injury, Hantavirus InfectionPodocytopathy, Heat Stress Nephropathy, Hematuria (Blood in Urine),Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome(aHUS), Hemophagocytic Syndrome, Hemorrhagic Cystitis, Hemorrhagic Feverwith Renal Syndrome (HFRS, Hantavirus Renal Disease, Korean HemorrhagicFever, Epidemic Hemorrhagic Fever, Nephropathis Epidemica),Hemosiderinuria, Hemosiderosis related to Paroxysmal NocturnalHemoglobinuria and Hemolytic Anemia, Hepatic Glomerulopathy, HepaticVeno-Occlusive Disease, Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome, HepatitisC-Associated Renal Disease, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1β-AssociatedKidney Disease, Hepatorenal Syndrome, Herbal Supplements and KidneyDisease, High Altitude Renal Syndrome, High Blood Pressure and KidneyDisease, HIV-Associated Immune Complex Kidney Disease (HIVICK),HIV-Associated Nephropathy (HIVAN), HNF1B-related Autosomal DominantTubulointerstitial Kidney Disease, Horseshoe Kidney (Renal Fusion),Hunner's Ulcer, Hydroxychloroquine-induced Renal Phospholipidosis,Hyperaldosteronism, Hypercalcemia, Hyperkalemia, Hypermagnesemia,Hypernatremia, Hyperoxaluria, Hyperphosphatemia, Hypocalcemia,Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitic Syndrome, Hypokalemia,Hypokalemia-induced renal dysfunction, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis,Hypomagnesemia, Hyponatremia, Hypophosphatemia, Hypophosphatemia inUsers of Cannabis, Hypertension, Hypertension, Monogenic, Iced TeaNephropathy, Ifosfamide Nephrotoxicity, IgA Nephropathy, IgG4Nephropathy, Immersion Diuresis, Immune-Checkpoint Therapy-RelatedInterstitial Nephritis, Infliximab-Related Renal Disease, InterstitialCystitis, Painful Bladder Syndrome (Questionnaire), InterstitialNephritis, Interstitial Nephritis, Karyomegalic, Ivemark's syndrome, JCVirus Nephropathy, Joubert Syndrome, Ketamine-Associated BladderDysfunction, Kidney Stones, Nephrolithiasis, Kombucha Tea Toxicity, LeadNephropathy and Lead-Related Nephrotoxicity, Lecithin CholesterolAcyltransferase Deficiency (LCAT Deficiency), Leptospirosis RenalDisease, Light Chain Deposition Disease, Monoclonal ImmunoglobulinDeposition Disease, Light Chain Proximal Tubulopathy, Liddle Syndrome,Lightwood-Albright Syndrome, Lipoprotein Glomerulopathy, LithiumNephrotoxicity, LMX1B Mutations Cause Hereditary FSGS, Loin PainHematuria, Lupus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, Lupus Kidney Disease,Lupus Nephritis, Lupus Nephritis with Antineutrophil CytoplasmicAntibody Seropositivity, Lupus Podocytopathy, Lyme Disease-AssociatedGlomerulonephritis, Lysinuric Protein Intolerance, Lysozyme Nephropathy,Malarial Nephropathy, Malignancy-Associated Renal Disease, MalignantHypertension, Malakoplakia, McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome, MDMA (Molly;Ecstacy; 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and Kidney Failure, MeatalStenosis, Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease, Urolodulin-AssociatedNephropathy, Juvenile Hyperuricemic Nephropathy Type 1, Medullary SpongeKidney, Megaureter, Melamine Toxicity and the Kidney, MELAS Syndrome,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Membranous Nephropathy,Membranous-like Glomerulopathy with Masked IgG Kappa Deposits,MesoAmerican Nephropathy, Metabolic Acidosis, Metabolic Alkalosis,Methotrexate-related Renal Failure, Microscopic Polyangiitis,Milk-alkalai syndrome, Minimal Change Disease, Monoclonal Gammopathy ofRenal Significance, Dysproteinemia, Mouthwash Toxicity, MUC1Nephropathy, Multicystic dysplastic kidney, Multiple Myeloma,Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Glomerulopathy, Nail-patella Syndrome,NARP Syndrome, Nephrocalcinosis, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis,Nephroptosis (Floating Kidney, Renal Ptosis), Nephrotic Syndrome,Neurogenic Bladder, 9/11 and Kidney Disease, Nodular Glomerulosclerosis,Non-Gonococcal Urethritis, Nutcracker syndrome, Oligomeganephronia,Orofaciodigital Syndrome, Orotic Aciduria, Orthostatic Hypotension,Orthostatic Proteinuria, Osmotic Diuresis, Osmotic Nephrosis, OvarianHyperstimulation Syndrome, Oxalate Nephropathy, Page Kidney, PapillaryNecrosis, Papillorenal Syndrome (Renal-Coloboma Syndrome, Isolated RenalHypoplasia), PARN Mutations and Kidney Disease, Parvovirus B19 and theKidney, The Peritoneal-Renal Syndrome, POEMS Syndrome, PosteriorUrethral Valve, Podocyte Infolding Glomerulopathy, Post-infectiousGlomerulonephritis, Post-streptococcal Glomerulonephritis,Post-infectious Glomerulonephritis, Atypical, Post-InfectiousGlomerulonephritis (IgA-Dominant), Mimicking IgA Nephropathy,Polyarteritis Nodosa, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Posterior UrethralValves, Post-Obstructive Diuresis, Preeclampsia, Propofol infusionsyndrome, Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal IgG Deposits(Nasr Disease), Propolis (Honeybee Resin) Related Renal Failure,Proteinuria (Protein in Urine), Pseudohyperaldosteronism,Pseudohypobicarbonatemia, Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Pulmonary-RenalSyndrome, Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection), Pyonephrosis, Pyridium andKidney Failure, Radiation Nephropathy, Ranolazine and the Kidney,Refeeding syndrome, Reflux Nephropathy, Rapidly ProgressiveGlomerulonephritis, Renal Abscess, Peripnephric Abscess, Renal Agenesis,Renal Arcuate Vein Microthrombi-Associated Acute Kidney Injury, RenalArtery Aneurysm, Renal Artery Dissection, Spontaneous, Renal ArteryStenosis, Renal Cell Cancer, Renal Cyst, Renal Hypouricemia withExercise-induced Acute Renal Failure, Renal Infarction, RenalOsteodystrophy, Renal Tubular Acidosis, Renin Mutations and AutosomalDominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease, Renin Secreting Tumors(Juxtaglomerular Cell Tumor), Reset Osmostat, Retrocaval Ureter,Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Rhabdomyolysis, Rhabdomyolysis related toBariatric Sugery, Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Renal Disease,Sarcoidosis Renal Disease, Salt Wasting, Renal and Cerebral,Schistosomiasis and Glomerular Disease, Schimke immuno-osseousdysplasia, Scleroderma Renal Crisis, Serpentine Fibula-Polycystic KidneySyndrome, Exner Syndrome, Sickle Cell Nephropathy, Silica Exposure andChronic Kidney Disease, Sri Lankan Farmers' Kidney Disease, Sjogren'sSyndrome and Renal Disease, Synthetic Cannabinoid Use and Acute KidneyInjury, Kidney Disease Following Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation,Kidney Disease Related to Stem Cell Transplantation, TAFRO Syndrome, Teaand Toast Hyponatremia, Tenofovir-Induced Nephrotoxicity, Thin BasementMembrane Disease, Benign Familial Hematuria, Thrombotic MicroangiopathyAssociated with Monoclonal Gammopathy, Trench Nephritis, Trigonitis,Tuberculosis, Genitourinary, Tuberous Sclerosis, Tubular Dysgenesis,Immune Complex Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Due to Autoantibodies to theProximal Tubule Brush Border, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, Uremia, Uremic OpticNeuropathy, Ureteritis Cystica, Ureterocele, Urethral Caruncle, UrethralStricture, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infection, Urinary TractObstruction, Urogenital Fistula, Uromodulin-Associated Kidney Disease,Vancomycin-Associated Cast Nephropathy, Vasomotor Nephropathy,Vesicointestinal Fistula, Vesicoureteral Reflux, VGEF Inhibition andRenal Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Volatile Anesthetics and Acute KidneyInjury, Von Hippel-Lindau Disease, Waldenstrom's MacroglobulinemicGlomerulonephritis, Warfarin-Related Nephropathy, Wasp Stings and AcuteKidney Injury, Wegener's Granulomatosis, Granulomatosis withPolyangiitis, West Nile Virus and Chronic Kidney Disease, Wunderlichsyndrome, Zellweger Syndrome, or Cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome.
 76. Thecomposition of claim 59, wherein the hearing loss condition is selectedfrom the group consisting of mitochondrial nonsyndromic hearing loss anddeafness, hair cell death, age-related hearing loss, noise-inducedhearing loss, genetic or inherited hearing loss, hearing lossexperienced as a result of ototoxic exposure, hearing loss resultingfrom disease, and hearing loss resulting from trauma.
 77. Thecomposition of claim 59, wherein the ocular disease cataracts, glaucoma,endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, autophagy deficiency, age-relatedmacular degeneration (AMD), or diabetic retinopathy.
 78. The compositionof any one of claims 59-69, further comprising a second agent (e.g.,agent for treating a neurodegenerative disease, a leukodystrophy, acancer, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, a viralinfection, a skin disease, a fibrotic disease, a hemoglobin disease, akidney disease, a hearing loss condition, an ocular disease, amusculoskeletal disease, a metabolic disease, a mitochondrial disease,or a disease or disorder associated with impaired function of eIF2B,eIF2α, or a component of the eIF2 pathway or ISR pathway).
 79. Acomposition for use in treating a disease related to a modulation ofeIF2B activity or levels, eIF2α activity or levels, or the activity orlevels of a component of the eIF2 pathway or the ISR pathway, whereinthe composition comprises a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II), ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, tautomer, N-oxide,or stereoisomer thereof as described in any one of claims 1-57.
 80. Thecomposition of claim 79, wherein the modulation comprises an increase ineIF2B activity or levels, increase in eIF2α activity or levels, orincrease in activity or levels of a component of the eIF2 pathway or theISR pathway.
 81. The composition of claim 79, wherein the disease may becaused by a mutation to a gene or protein sequence related to a memberof the eIF2 pathway (e.g., the eIF2α signaling pathway). A method oftreating cancer in a subject, the method comprising administering to thesubject a compound of formula (I) or formula (II) in combination with animmunotherapeutic agent.